I will admit that I am deathly afraid of heights, so if I get a little vertigo sharing this with you, that's why. It's Missouri's tallest bridge and at its zenith it soars more than 300 feet into the sky. Excuse me, but I need to sit down now.
It sounds like something you'd see at the end of a movie, but it was a real event that happened in Missouri nearly two centuries ago. In 1855, a Missouri bridge collapsed and took a train and many lives down to the river below.
It's one of the most historic structures in Missouri dating back more than 100 years and you shouldn't go there. Yes, it is the longest bridge in Missouri history, but don't even think of trying to drive over it.
It won't be long before a brand new span is drivable in Illinois. It's a mammoth 650-foot arch bridge that is nearing completion and you can see the progress now in multiple ways thanks to the state of Illinois.
If not for the graffiti, it would look like any other bridge you might cross in Illinois. So why is it considered one of the most terrifying expanses anywhere in the Land of Lincoln? The reason is connected to the history of what's taken place in this part of Illinois.
If you don't mind being a little daring, there's a hike you can do in Illinois that will take you across one of the most scenic structures in the state. It's a 90 foot stone bridge and there are no railings to hold onto.
This is why we can't have nice things. A new video share reveals that vandals are being allowed to deface and in some cases destroy many of Illinois' historic covered bridges.
They don't make bridges like they used to and that's kind of sad. A new video tour shows the remaining covered bridges in Illinois which harken back to a long-gone era of travel.