Randy and other list people, Doing the bridges was great fun, did it when I was with the Center for Archaeological Research at SMSU/Missouri State University. There is one for the first Iron truss bridge across the James, it was erected by Greene County and located on the Springfield-Harrisonville Road. Got me interested in the History of that road. Linda--the very nice person working for the State Archives, transcribed a petition from Christian County to Greene county to relocate the "right of way" corridor for the road in the mid-1870's. Apparently, the petitioners were successful because when the truss bridge was put up the road corridor followed a different alignment. The thing that prompted the petition was the fact that Spencer Dryden was blocking the road in an effort to divert traffic away from this property. Understandable given the fact that enclosure/fencing was not required at that time and alot of livestock, turkeys (would you believe it), hogs etc. were driven up to the market and railhead at Springfield along the road. Of course, the enterprising Will Aven and ?? Payne, Isabella Hartley's hubby, put up their store-Guinn postoffice along the road at the turn of century. There are alot of wonderful stories about the road in the White River Valley Historical Quarterly--think its called that--all are available on line throught the Springfield-Greene County library website and there are the very cool Calvin Davis photographs, gratis Rich Stokes, available on line through Mabel's wonderous web. Finally, wish I knew then what I know now--those bridge studies would be a little less sterile... Kerry Mcg.