The Eudora Kaw River Bridge is an automobile and pedestrian crossing of the
Kansas River located just north of
Eudora, Kansas
Eudora is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, along the Kansas River, Kansas and Wakarusa River, Wakarusa rivers. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,408.
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. A girder bridge, it is the first bridge over the river for almost four miles, as the
Highway 2 Bridge
The Highway 2 Bridge is an automobile and pedestrian crossing of the Kansas River on the border of Johnson
Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most co ...
is far off to the east.
The bridge runs concurrent with Leavenworth County's County Road 1 and Douglas County's County Road 1061 and the city of Eudora is just south of the bridge.
The two lane bridge has a span of 1,360 feet
[(17 July 2009)]
Crews to Work on Deck of Kansas River Bridge North of Eudora
'' Lawrence Journal-World'' and was opened in 1965, built at a cost of $746,000.
[(17 November 1966)]
Award Given for Eudora Bridge
'' Lawrence Journal-World''[(26 October 1965)]
Bridge at Eudora Will Be Dedicated Officially Sunday
'' Lawrence Journal-World''[(21 November 1997)]
County Honored for Bridge Project
'' Lawrence Journal-World''[(16 November 1993)]
Kaw River Bridge North of Eudora Needs Work
'' Lawrence Journal-World'' It was designed to be at least three feet higher than the levels reached in the
Great Flood of 1951.
[(28 May 1963)]
Plans are Started for Eudora Span in 2-year Project
'' Lawrence Journal-World''
Its predecessor bridge was damaged by ice in 1935 and reopened in 1937,
[(17 July 1937)]
Bridge Opening A Big Eudora Event
'' Lawrence Journal-World'' then damaged beyond use by ice in January 1962.
[(15 February 1963)]
Joy in Eudora
'' Lawrence Journal-World''
References
Bridges over the Kansas River
Road bridges in Kansas
Girder bridges in the United States
Buildings and structures in Douglas County, Kansas
Buildings and structures in Leavenworth County, Kansas
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