Report 14467: Pre-dawn road-crossing sighting by motorists outside Oronogo

1980: on center creek ,Oronogo Mo. around 4;00 to 5;00 am in the morning,I was taking my daughter to school ,for a bus trip to an out of town speech debate ,we were just about to cross a small wooden bridge  connected to center creek in oronogo mo. when a thing crossed our path 15to20 feet ahead of us ,and with my car lights on dim, I only saw a foot up to an ankle,my daughter said she saw ,at least up to the knee,it was brown,hairy, and crossed the small bridge in about three strides,we were both so in awe, of what we saw we couldn't believe our eyes.I remember telling different one"s about it ,but you know ,(and no joke aside)mo. is a show me state. well I've been showed.