Smoke covers an area on the Big Piney River near Baptist Camp Access. Several agencies were notified Thursday night of the issue: The Missouri Department of Conservation, Texas County Emergency Management and the Texas County Sheriff’s Department. The bridge will be closed until a Missouri Department of Transportation bridge crew inspects it. Last night, authorities said they were trying to reach out to the township to inform them of the incident. Over the last year and a half the 'Be Someone' art has been defaced and left to other graffiti artists to fix to the best of their abilities. It is situated in Cass Township.įirefighters were on the scene for several hours. The 'Be Someone' Street art painted on the railway bridge over i45 South outside downtown Houston is a treasure to everyone who lives here and is known nationwide as a symbol of Houston. 63, the structure is located at the end of Highway RA and was constructed under the Off-System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (BRO). Fire trucks are positioned to fight a fire underneath the Baptist Camp Access bridge on the Big Piney River. There are six concrete I-beams.Ī neighbor called authorities after being alarmed about the amount of smoke in the area. The Houston Rural Fire Department arrived early Thursday evening to find a large amount of wood debris piled up and burning under the 95-foot long bridge that has 63,000-pound beams that were manufactured in Marshall about 10 years ago. The two beams closest to the camera sustained damage.ĮARLIER: A well-traveled bridge at Baptist Camp Access on the Big Piney River was damaged by fire Thursday night, authorities said. MoDOT inspector Ed Hess, left, and Evan Lewis of Great River Engineering survey damage to a Texas County bridge on Monday. Stay in the know with a subscription to the Houston Herald.
Two beams - on the west end of the bridge - are deemed to have “major damage.” Texas County Commissioner John Casey said Monday afternoon that the county is coordinating with MoDOT, its bridge department in Jefferson City and its own engineering firm in Springfield.įurther discussion will come Wednesday during a meeting of the county commission. 7: Engineers with MoDOT and a firm hired by Texas County have determined that the Big Piney Bridge at Baptist Camp Access will remain closed following a fire.
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