5626 Missouri Statehood stamp BURFORDVILLE COVERED BRIDGE First Day Cover with a postmark from Jefferson City, MO on Aug 10, 2021. Color image cachet #2691 of the bridge by Alvin Eckert USCS #9964.

Cover franked with a MO Statehood stamp # 5626 (FDOI).

This 140 foot long Howe Truss wooden covered bridge built between 1858 and 1868 crosses the Whitewater River.

See the web pages for the details of design, construction (slowed by the ACW) and service history including floods.

The bridge was honored on the 55 cent MO Statehood stamp in 2021.

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