North Fork Watershed Photo Tour Map Blair Bridge
  Blair Bridge, Patrick Bridge, Althea Spring



Blair Bridge river access is a very busy place on a summer weekend, as it was on this Saturday morning in August.




Looking downstream from the new Blair Bridge, you can see the concrete supports from the old low-water bridge.



Patrick is a one-lane, low-water bridge. This part of the river is within the famous North Fork trout fishing area.




Historical photo: 1967. Patrick Bridge was still wooden planks and the road was not yet paved.

Photo credit: Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Rolla

Althea Spring


Althea Spring, just up the hill from Patrick Bridge, is the 23rd largest spring in Missouri. It was named for the daughter of Dr. Paul Patrick, an early owner of land on the North Fork.



From 1958 to 1977, this area was the residence of Karl Schmidt and his sister Willa Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt used Althea Spring's flow to power a domestic power plant which he designed, parts of which still remain.
     
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Photos by Peter Callaway


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