Buried in this story from the Waynesville (Mo.) Daily Guide about the Pulaski County Tourism Board is this item:
Thiem said he’s also working to follow up on a request by the Pulaski County Commission to get information on possible grants to restore the Devils Elbow bridge on Historic Route 66, which is in need of major repair work and has already been closed to heavy traffic such as tour buses.
“I’ve already found one federal (grant) site specifically for Route 66 restoration, but they are closed already,” Thiem said. “April is the next (grant) signing. We’ll continue to research that and get it down to the commission to see what else we can find out for them.”
Cars and small trucks can cross the bridge, but the fact tour buses can’t puts a crimp on tourism in the village. You can visit the Elbow Inn barbecue and bar, but you can’t drive a bus across the bridge to Sheldon’s Market and other places in the town.
It’s good the powers-that-be finally realize this problem and are making an effort to rectify it.