State parks director says bridge too costly to preserve

Friday, May 20, 2005

A historic Missouri River railroad bridge would be too costly to preserve for future use as part of a state recreational trail, the director of the Missouri Division of State Parks said Thursday at a meeting of the state's park advisory board in Cape Girardeau.

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