Look out for algae!

[Skunkhome]

The low water bridges that I know of date back to the model T ford. Even in the 60's they were still being used on some of the tertiary roads in the Ozarks and Arkansas mountains. If the creek was up you just didn't cross just as it had always been. Back then people just took that as a part of traveling. The only ones I know still in existence today are on private roads. I can't imagine someone building a creek crossing (ford) in that manner today but there are many communities out there with private access roads that do not have to and often do not meet what we consider standard on public roads. Having been involved in the freight industry I know that there are many privately maintained roads and causeways that do not meet the standard 13'6" overhead clearance we all are accustomed to in the states. If you drive on these roads and hit an overhead obstruction you are the one at fault.