Form ID-3000

(July 1969)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Continuation Sheet)

Missouri

JeffersonFOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER

(Wumfcsr all entries)

6.SANDY CREEK COV3HED BRIDGE

Missouri State Historical Survey (state)

1970

Missouri State Park Board

P.O. Box 1?6

ISO'f Jefferson Building

Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Code: 2k

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Sandy Creek Covered Bridge, originally constructed in 18V2, is

located on the Old Lemay Ferry Road, five miles north of Hillsboro,

Missouri. The bridge is approximately 75'10" long and l8'10" wide,

with the long axis oriented northeast-southwest. The bridge was

restored in 1952 by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.

It is supported by two concrete abutments at either end and by

concrete, piers in the creek bed.

The rectangular structure covering the bridge floor is constructed

primarily of white pine lumber. The sides are of vertical pine

panels, painted red and secured to the trusses with battens. Re

placement panels remain unpainted and may be easily distinguished

from the original.

The original material of the ridge roof has been replaced with gal

vanized, corrugated metal. The overhang protects ventilation

openings located near the upper chord of the side walls. At either

end are spacious "jDarn" portals. "The portals are square with the

exception of the upper corners where the siding extends down to cover

diagonal .bracing members." (James F. C'Gorman, "Sandy Creek Bridge,"

The Bulletin, 15:J500, July 1959.)

Inside the bridge there are no enclosures and the details of the

Howe truss are visible. The vertical iron tension rods measure 1/2

inches in diameter and the diagonal structural members which form

an "X" are approximately 6 inches square in section. (O'Gorman,

July 1959, pp. 299-300.) The trusses are held in vertical position

by crossbracing overhead and beneath the bridge floor. The flooring

is of pressure treated "2 X Vs" laid crosswise.

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The Sandy Creek Covered Bridge is primarily significant as one of only

four surviving covered bridges in Missouri. It has further signifi

cance as one of three covered bridges in Missouri employing the Howe

truss in its construction.

"The erection.of Sandy Creek (Covered) Bridge was but a small part of

a county-wide building program begun in Jefferson County following the

Civil War." (James F. O'Gorman, "Sandy Creek Bridge," The Bulletin,

15:297, July 1959.) Located on the Old Lemay Ferry Road and span

ning Sandy Creek, the bridge was a vital link in the new Jefferson

County road system. (Mike Hammer, "After Years of Near Obscurity,

Bridge Assumes Historic Role," The Jefferson Republic, June 19, 1952,

Sec. II, p. 1, col. 1.)

Many county citizens voiced their demands for improved roads, parti

cularly; the fruit and produce growers of northern Jefferson County

who had to transport their goods to the St. Louis market often over

impassable mud roads. In 1867, a proposition was approved by county

voters calling for the construction of two new roads at a cost of

$150,000. (County Court Record - Jefferson County, Book 2, January

8, 1867, p. 395.)Work on the Old Lemay Ferry Road did not begin on

a large scale until 1869. (County Court Record - Jefferson County,

Book 2/2, April 20, 1869, p. 23.)

By April of 1872, the road was complete as far as Sandy Creek. John

H. Morse, president of the House Springs Big River Valley Macadamized

and Gravel Road Company, proposed the following specifications for a

bridge to the county court on May 28, l8?2. (O'Gorman, July 1959,.

p. 299 and County Court Record - Jefferson County, Book 2/2, May 28,

1872, p. 262.)

...a first class Howe Truss (Bridge) Seventy Six feet long

Sixteen feet high not less than Twelve feet in the clear.

The Cords and Braces to be of white pine Lumber of the best

quality and the Timbers and Iron Work to be of sufficient

strength and capacity to sustain a pressure of Seventy Tons

in weight. The Bridge to be covered in with the best of white

pine shingles on the Roof and the sides to be covered with good

white lumber (dressed) and all the joints Battened and the entire

Bridge exposed to wet to be painted with not less than three coats

of paint...

Form 10-3000 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

(July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM '—— Jefferson_______FOR NPS USE ONLY

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SANDY GREEK COVERED BRIDGE

The court accepted the specifications and Morse was awarded the

contract for $2,000 on the same day. (County Court Record -

Jefferson County, Book 2/a, May 28, l8?2, p. 262.)

Morse followed the construction plans of William Howe of

Massachusetts who patented his bridge truss in 1840, Howe re

vised the popular kingpost truss, which was composed entirely

of wood and consisted of an upright center post (kingpost) framed

into a triangle by two diagonals and a bottom chord, (see photo

graph) (Dorothy J. Caldwell, "Missouri's Covered Bridges," Missouri

Historical Review 61:231, January 1967.) Howe combined the use of

wood and metal in his truss: wood for the diagonal braces, the

upper and lower chords and the end posts; iron rods for the king

posts. (Kramer Adams, Covered Bridges of the West, 1963, P. 30

and Caldwell, January 1967, p. 232.)These vertical iron tension

rods were secured to the upper and lower chords by means of nuts

and washers. These could be tightened at any time to remove the

saggings of old age. (Adams, 1963, p. 30.) The Howe truss was

employed more than any other bridge type because it was economical,

simple to construct and durable.

On July 16, 1872 the completed bridge was inspected by Judges

Yerger and Hamel and they approved the final payment to Morse.

(County Court Record - Jefferson County, Book 2/2, July 16, l8?2, p. 267.)—————————

In 1886, high waters destroyed the bridge and the county court

ordered it rebuilt in August of 1886. (County Court Record -

Jefferson County, Book 4, May 20, 1886, p. 429 and August 6, 1886,

p. 451.) The contract was let to Henry Steffin who rebuilt the

bridge using one-half of the original timber at a cost of $899.

(County Court Record - Jefferson County, Book 4, August 6, 1886,

p. 451.)

In 1952, the bridge was restored by the Jefferson County Chamber

of Commerce. The bridge has been in continuous use (except for

repairs and reconstruction) since 1872.

Form 10-3000

(July 1969)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Continuation Sheet)

Missouri

JeffersonFOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER

(Number all onttlea)

SANDY CREEK COVERED BRIDGE

The covered bridge movement began in the eastern United States

and migrated westward in the iSOO's with the shifting frontier.

Constructed almost entirely of wood using simple tools, these

bridges proved very economical and practical in the forested areas

of the United States. The bridges opened up easier lines of trans

portation and communication in states where streams and rivers were

prevalent.

Pioneer builders covered the bridges with a roof and siding just

as they "covered" their houses and barns. The roof protected the

timber; construction from extremes in temperature and kept the bridge

floor free from the elements. Many bridges had a barn-like ap

pearance in order to coax skittish horses and farm animals across

rushing streams and rivers. (Eric Sloane, American Barns and

Covered Bridges, 195^, p. 85.)

Thousands of covered bridges were built in the United States,

-mainly, during the iSOO's, but floods, fire, vandalism and age have

destroyed the majority of them.

The Sandy Creek Covered Bridge is owned and maintained by the

Missouri State Park Board, "he other three surviving bridges are:

Union Covered Bridge in Konroe County, Locust Creek Covered Bridge

in Linn County and Burfordville Covered Bridge in Cape Girardeau

County.

;:i(A;JbR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES • : ^.V^C/'^^^y^-'i^S^-iSv'V?.^': ' !?«:~;V" • • :•

1. Adams, Kramer. Covered Bridees of the West. Berkp]py:North, 1963.

2. Caldwell, Dorothy J. "Miss Historical Heview, 61:2

3. County Court Record - Jeffe

8, 1867, p. 395, April 262, May 20, 1886, p. 4

Howell-

Duri's Covered Bridges," Missouri29-236, January 196?.

t-son County, Books 2, 2/2, 4, January

20, 1869, p. 23, May 28, 1872, p. 29 and August 6, 1886, p. 451.

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State Historical Survey and Planning Office MarchSTREET AND NUMBER:

P.O. Box 1V6, 1204 Jefferso Binldinr,"CITY OR TOWN: *

Jefferson Cdtv,SEAtrUAfSON OFFICER CERTIFICA'I ION :

As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na-

89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion

in the National Register and certify that it has been

evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set

forth by the National Park Service. The recommended

level of significance of this nomination is:

National Q State ffl Local Q

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TiUe Director, Missouri State Park

Board, and Missouri State Liaison Officer

"Date

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I hereby certify that this property is in

National Re e ister.

Chief, Office of Archeology and Histo

Date

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ATTEST:

Keeper of The National Ret

Date

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Form 10-3000

(July 1969)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Continuation Sheet)

Missouri

JeffersonFOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER

(Number ell entries)

9.SANDY CSSSK COVERED BRIDGE

4. Hammer, Mike. "After Years of Near Obscurity, Bridge

Assumes Historic Role," The Jefferson Republic, June

19, 1952.

5. O'Gorman, James F. "The Sandy Bridge," The Bulletin, 15:

296-303, July 1959.

6. Sloane, Eric. American Barns and Covered Bridges. New York:

Wilfred Funk, 1954,

Form fO-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE:

(July 1969) ' NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MlSSQUrL

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COMMON: Sandy Creek Covered Bridge, State Historic Site

Sandv Creek Covered BridgeAND/OR HISTORIC:

5OO ft. east on Goldman Road, then SW on the Lemay Ferry Hoad

CITY OR TOWN: -^ the border of ug4 f 1^ . Section 13, and S'.^i, Slji; Section 12 -

TownshiD 41N - Ran^e 4ESTATE | CODE COUNTY: . CODE

Missouri | 2k Jefferson 099

CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS ACCESSIBLE

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D Site g] Structure D PriYot. Q 1" Process g Unoc cupi ,d d " »" i="d

D Object D Both G Being Considered Q Preservation work H U"'"Ki««>

in progress D No

Q Agricultural Q Government Q Park Jx] Tronsportation D Comments

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Missouri State Park BoardSTREET AND NUMBER:

P.O. Box 176, 1204 Jefferson BuildingCITY OR TOWN: STATE: ' CODE

Jefferson City Missouri 65101 -' , 2kLOCATjQN'.pF^LEGAL DESCRIPTION . - ,.- . - ' ,; ^S^Sff'-^S^^^^iJ^^1 ^-;?*^^*^;

Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Jefferson County CourthouseSTREET AND NUMBER:

CITY OR TOWN: STATE CODE

Hillsboro Missouri 63050 2k

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Form 10-300o

(July 1969)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Continuation Sheet)

Missouri

JeffersonFOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER

(Number all entries)

SANDY CREEK COVERED BRIDGE

Missouri State Historical Survey (state)

19VO

Missouri State Park Board

P.O. Box 176

1204 Jefferson Building

Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Code: 24

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Sandy Creek Covered Bridge, originally constructed in 1872, is

located on the Old Leraay Ferry Hoad, five miles north of Hillsboro,

Missouri. The bridge is approximately 75"10" long and 18'10" wide,

with the long axis oriented northeast-southwest. The bridge was

restored in 1952 by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.

It is supported by two concrete abutments at either end and by

concrete, piers in the creek bed.

The rectangular structure covering the bridge floor is constructed

primarily of white pine lumber. The sides are of vertical pine

panels, painted red and secured to the trusses with battens. Re

placement panels remain unpainted and may be easily distinguished

from the original.

The original material of the ridge roof has been replaced with gal

vanized, corrugated metal. The overhang protects ventilation

openings located near the upper chord of the side walls. At either

end are spacious "£arn" portals. "The portals are square with the

exception of the upper corners where the siding extends down to cover

diagonal .bracing members." (James F. O'Gorman, "Sandy Creek Bridge,"

The Bulletin, 15:300, July 1959.)

Inside the bridge there are no enclosures and the details of the

Howe truss are visible. The vertical iron tension rods measure l}^

inches in diameter and the diagonal structural members which form

an "X" are approximately 6 inches square in section. (O'Gorman,

July 1959, pp. 299-300.) The trusses are held in vertical position

by crossbracing overhead and beneath the bridge floor. The flooring

is of pressure treated "2 X k's" laid crosswise.

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The Sandy Creek Covered Bridge is primarily significant as one of only

four surviving covered bridges in Missouri. It has further signifi

cance as one of three covered bridges in Missouri employing the Howe

truss in its construction.

"The erection.of Sandy Creek (Covered) Bridge was but a small part of

a county-wide building program begun in Jefferson County following the

Civil War." (James F. 6'Gorman, "Sandy Creek Bridge," The Bulletin,

15:297, July 1959.) Located on the Old Lemay Ferry Road and span

ning Sandy Creek, the bridge was a vital link in the new Jefferson

County road system. (Mike Hammer, "After Years of Near Obscurity,

Bridge Assumes Historic Role," The Jefferson Republic, June 19, 1952,

Sec. II, p. 1, col. 1.)

Many county citizens voiced their demands for improved rosl^ parti

cularly the fruit and produce growers of northern Jefferson County

who had to transport their goods to the St. Louis market often over

impassable mud roads. In 1867, a proposition was approved by county

voters calling for the construction of two new roads at a cost of

$150,000. (County Court Record - Jefferson County, Book 2, January

8, 1867, p. 395.) Work on the Old Leraay Ferry Road did not begin on

a large scale until 1369. (County Court Record - Jefferson County,

Book Z/2, April 20, 1869, p. 23.)

By April of 1872, the road was complete as far as Sandy Creek. John

H, Morse, president of the House Springs Big River Valley Macadamized

and Gravel Road Company, proposed the following specifications for a

bridge to the county court on May 28, 1872. (O'Gorman, July 1959,.

p. 299 and County Court Record - Jefferson County, Book 2/2, May 28,

1872, p. 262.)

...a first class Howe Truss (Bridge) Seventy Six feet long

Sixteen feet high not less than Twelve feet in the clear.

The Cords and Braces to be of white pine Lumber of the best

quality and the Timbers and Iron Work to be of sufficient

strength and capacity to sustain a pressure of Seventy Tons

in weight. The Bridge to be covered in with the best of white

pine shingles on the Roof and the sides to be covered with good

white lumber (dressed) and all the joints Battoned and the entire

Bridge exposed to wet to be painted with not less than three coats

of paint...

Form 10-300o

(July 1969)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Continuation Sheet)

Missouri

JeffersonFOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER

(Number all entries)

SANDY CREEK COVERED BRIDGE

The court accepted the specifications and Horse was awarded the

contract for $2,000 on the same day. (County Court Record -

Jefferson County, Book 2/2, May 28, 1872, p. 262.)

Morse followed the construction plans of William Howe of

Massachusetts who patented his bridge truss in 1840. Howe re

vised the popular kingpost truss, which was composed entirely

of wood and consisted of an upright center post (kingpost) framed

into a triangle by two diagonals and a bottom chord, (see photo

graph) (Dorothy J. Caldwell, "Missouri's Covered Bridges," Missouri

Historical Review 6l:231, January 1967.) Howe combined the use of

wood and metal in his truss: wood for the diagonal braces, the

upper and lower chords and the end posts; iron rods for the king

posts. (Kramer Adams, Covered Bridges of the West, 1963, P. 30

and Caldwell, January 196?, p. 232.)These vertical iron tension

rods were secured to the upper and lower chords by means of nuts

and washers. These could be tightened at any time to remove the

saggings of old age. (Adams, 1963, p. 30.) The Howe truss was

employed more than any other bridge type because it was economical,

simple to construct and durable.

On July 16, 1872 the completed bridge was inspected by Judges

Yerger and Hamel and they approved the final payment to Horse.

(County Court Record - Jefferson County, Book 2/2, July 16, 1872, p. 267.)————————

In 1886, high waters destroyed the bridge and the county court

ordered it rebuilt in August of 1886. (County Court Record -

Jefferson County, Book 4, May 20, 1886, p. 429 and August 6, 1886,

p. 451.) The contract was let to Henry Steffin who rebuilt the

bridge using one-half of the original timber at a cost of $899.

(County Court Record - Jefferson County, Book 4, August 6, 1886,

P. 451.)'

In 1952, the bridge was restored by the Jefferson County Chamber

of Commerce. The bridge has been in continuous use (except for

repairs and reconstruction) since 1872.

Form 10-300o

(July 1969)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Continuation Sheet)

Missouri

JeffersonFOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRV NUMBER

SANDY CKEEK COVERED BRIDGE

The covered bridge movement began in the eastern United States

and migrated westward in the iSOO's with the shifting frontier.

Constructed almost entirely of wood using simple tools, these

bridges proved very economical and practical in the forested areas

of the United States. The bridges opened up easier lines of trans

portation and communication in states where streams and rivers were

prevalent.

Pioneer builders covered the bridges with a roof and siding just

as they "covered" their houses and barns. The roof protected the

timber, construction from extremes in temperature and kept the bridge

floor free from the elements. Many bridges had a barn-like ap

pearance in order to coax skittish horses and farm animals across

rushing streams and rivers. (Sric Sloane, American Barns and

Covered Bridges, 195^, p. 85.)

Thousands of covered bridges were built in the United States,

mainly, during the iSOO's, but floods, fire, vandalism and age have

destroyed the majority of them.

The Sandy Creek Covered Bridge is owned and maintained by the

Missouri State Park Board. The other three surviving bridges are:

Union Covered Bridge in Monroe County, Locust Creek Covered Bridge

in Linn County and Burfordville Covered Bridge in Cape Girardeau

County.

s«i)OR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES . , -. :. " ., .. t - ••&t"^"^y;;::':fi^:x':^'i:--i.. : : ' ~:f<x >• •>• -

1» Adams, Kramer. Covered Bridges of the West. Berkeley*North, 1963.

2. Caldwell, Dorothy J. "Missc Historical Review, 6l:2<

3. County Court Record - Jeffei

8, 1867, p. 395, April 262, May 20, 1886, p. If,

auri's Covered Bridges," Mis

Howell-

souri?9-236, January 1967.

-son County, Books 2, 2)4, 4, January

20, 1869, p. 23, May 28, l8?2, p. =9 and August 6, 1886, p. 451.

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P.O. Box 176, 1204 Jeffersn Rin'ldina--CITY OR TOWN:

Jefferson City,iiStAt:l\L|AtSON OFFICER CERTIFiCA;! ION :

As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na

tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law

89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion

in the National Register and certify that it has been

forth by the National Park Service. The recommended

level of significance of this nomination is:

National Q State §cl Local FJ

Joseph Jaeger, Jr.

Title Director, Missouri State Park

Board, and Missouri State Liaison Officer

"Date

STATE

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I hereby certify that this property is included in the

National Register.

Cnief, Office of Archeology and Hisro

Date

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Keeper of The National Keg

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Form 10-300<i

(July 1969)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Continuation Sheet)

Missouri

JeffersonFOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER

9.SANDY CEESK COVERED BSIDGE

4. Hammer, Mike. "After Years of Near Obscurity, Bridge

Assumes Historic Role," The Jefferson Republic, June

19, 1952.

5. O'Gorman, James F. "The Sandy Bridge," The Bulletin, 15:

296-303, July 1959.

6. Sloane, Eric. American Barns and Covered Bridges, New York:

Wilfred Funk, 1954.

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SANDY CREEK COVERED BRIDGE

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COUNTY:

LOCATION:

OWNER:

ADDRESS:

DATE APPROVED BY A.C.:

DATE SENT TO JEFF. CITY:

DATE SENT TO D.C.:

DATE OF REC. IN D.C.:

DATE PLACED ON NATIONAL REGISTER:

DATE AWARDED CERTIFICATE

(AND PRESENTOR):

Jefferson

5 mi N

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Goldman Rd., then SW on Lemay Ferry Rd.

Missouri State Park Board

P.O. Box 176, 1204 Jefferson Building,

Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

03-21-70

04-01-70

04-01-70

07-08-70

05-15-73

Central Office representative

DATE FILE REVIEWED:

The Sandy Creek Covered Bridge is_pri'marily significant as one of only four sur

viving covered bridges in Missouri.

It has further significance as one of three

covered bridges in Missouri employing the Howe truss in its construction.

"The

erection of Sandy Creek (Covered) Bridge was but a

small part of a county-wide

building program begun in Jefferson County following the Civil War."

Located

on the Old Lemay Ferry Road and spanning Sandy Creek, the bridge was a

vital link

in the new Jefferson County road system.

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