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Here we are in Missouri, USA for covered bridges and a waterfall.

Covered Bridges In Missouri ⛲️Construction on the Burfordville Covered Bridge over the Whitewater River began in 1858, but was delayed several years by the Civil War. In 1868, around the time that Burford completed his mill, the town of Burfordville, Missouri, USA was created and construction was completed on the bridge, making the Burfordville bridge the oldest of the four surviving covered bridges in Missouri. The bridge is 140 feet (43 m) long and 12 feet (3.7 m) wide with a clearance of 14 feet (4.3 m). It is a Howe truss made of locally cut yellow poplar. The roof is made of wooden shingles. In 1986, the Whitewater River reached record levels, 17 inches over the deck of the bridge, which damaged the bridge and resulted in its closure to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The bridge remained closed until 1998 when repairs to lower trusses, support timbers, and vertical iron rods made it possible to reopen the bridge to pedestrian traffic.

⛲️Locust Creek Covered Bridge is also called the Linn County Bridge, the bridge is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Laclede, Missouri, USA at a length of 151 feet (46 m) with a width of 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) it is the longest of the four remaining covered bridges in the state of Missouri. The structure is a Howe truss, constructed of white pine. Vertical iron rods tightly secure diagonal wooden beams to the bottom and top of the structure. After World War II, the course of Locust Creek was changed and the bridge spanned a dry creek bed. Over time the creek bed filled with silt, leaving the bridge resting on mud much of the time. In 1968, the State of Missouri acquired the bridge and established the Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site, then repaired the bridge, replacing its roof, sheeting, and flooring. Another major improvement in 1991, raising the bridge by six feet to protect the wooden frame and flooring from the marshy ground.

⛲️Sandy Creek Covered Bridge is in Jefferson County, Missouri and crosses the Sandy Creek. The bridge is one of four remaining covered bridges in Missouri, which once numbered about 30. It is a relatively rare example of a Howe truss bridge. The first bridge was destroyed by high water in 1886, and was rebuilt using half of the original timbers and the original abutments. The bridge is 74.5 feet (22.7 m) long and 18 feet 10 inches (5.74 m) wide and has a height of 13 feet (4.0 m). Jefferson County released the bridge to the state in 1968; a major restoration project returned the bridge to its original appearance in 1984. The bridge is open to pedestrian traffic.

Waterfalls in Missouri 💦You will find Dogwood Canyon Falls right outside the Mill & Canyon Grill Restaurant in Dogwood Canyon Park a few miles from Branson, Missouri. The falls can be viewed while dining or sitting on an observation deck. This is the only way to see the falls. If you want to see more waterfalls in a short period of time you might want to try their open air tram tour. The mill is a work mill attached to the restaurant. Covering 10,000 acres of pristine Ozark Mountain Landscape is the Dogwood Canyon Nature Park. The park offers miles of crystal-clear trout streams, cascading waterfalls, ancient burial caves, hand-built bridges, bottomless pools, hiking, biking, horseback riding, segway tours and more.

National Themes For August 29: National Chop Suey Day.

🍜National Chop Suey Day! Chop suey, which means “assorted pieces,” is a dish in American Chinese cuisine consisting of meat (chicken, fish, beef, prawns or pork) and eggs that are cooked quickly with vegetables (usually bean sprouts, cabbage and celery) and bound in a starch-thickened sauce. Rice typically accompanies this dish. “A prime example of culinary mythology” and typical with popular foods, there is a long list of colorful and conflicting stories of the origin of chop suey, according to food historian Alan Davidson. Traveling to the United States in 1903, Liang Oichao, a Guangdong native, wrote that there existed a food item called chop suey which was popularly served by Chinese restaurateurs, but which local Chinese people did not eat.

I'm passing on the Chop Suey, I don't care for it. Those covered bridges were a tough choice on picking a favorite, so I'm picking the Locust Creek Covered Bridge just because it's the longest.

Warm hugs!🐶💕🌤