Set for its 9th annual running along a reservoir known as the “Magic Dragon” and the “Missouri Dragon” for the serpent-like shape it cuts through the land here in central Missouri, the Bridge & Dam Half Marathon & 10K takes runners back and forth across a pair of bridges over the Lake of the Ozarks, a massive reservoir created by the damming of the Osage River back in the 1930s
Bridge and Dam Half Marathon
March 23, 2024
Lake Ozark
Road
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100-500
Challenging
Lakefront
High: 60°
/ Low: 36°
Runners are set to start the race on the bridge at Bagnell Dam, which created the lake when it was completed in 1931, and now backs up the second-largest man-made lake anywhere in Missouri. After leaving the starting line, runners will head south along Bagnell Dam Boulevard for the first mile and a half or so, and then turn left at Horseshoe Bend Parkway.
They’ll only spend a brief stretch on Horseshoe Bend, however, before turning back onto the route that will take them across a second bridge over the lake, which spans some 55,000 acres and features more than 1,000 miles of shoreline, including well-known lakefront areas like Osage Beach and Sunshine Beach.
Runners will turn right onto Las Campanas and then weave their way along the riverfront before heading back to the finish line on the other side of Bagnell Dam.
Overview
Set for its 9th annual running along a reservoir known as the “Magic Dragon” and the “Missouri Dragon” for the serpent-like shape it cuts through the land here in central Missouri, the Bridge & Dam Half Marathon & 10K takes runners back and forth across a pair of bridges over the Lake of the Ozarks, a massive reservoir created by the damming of the Osage River back in the 1930s
Course Description
Runners are set to start the race on the bridge at Bagnell Dam, which created the lake when it was completed in 1931, and now backs up the second-largest man-made lake anywhere in Missouri. After leaving the starting line, runners will head south along Bagnell Dam Boulevard for the first mile and a half or so, and then turn left at Horseshoe Bend Parkway.
They’ll only spend a brief stretch on Horseshoe Bend, however, before turning back onto the route that will take them across a second bridge over the lake, which spans some 55,000 acres and features more than 1,000 miles of shoreline, including well-known lakefront areas like Osage Beach and Sunshine Beach.
Runners will turn right onto Las Campanas and then weave their way along the riverfront before heading back to the finish line on the other side of Bagnell Dam.
