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The Heart of America Bridge is a vehicular
The Heart of America Bridge is a vehicular girder bridge
A girder bridge is a bridge that uses girders as the means of supporting its deck. The two most common types of modern steel girder bridges are plate and box.
The term "girder" is often used interchangeably with "beam" in reference to bridge de ...
over the Missouri River, in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
. It carries Route 9. It was the vehicular replacement for the upper level of the ASB Bridge
The Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Bridge, also known as the North Kansas City Bridge and the LRC Bridge, is a rail crossing over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, that formerly handled automobile traffic.
History
The piers were built ...
, and runs next to it a few hundred yards downstream. It was opened in 1987.
In September 2010, a bi-directional bicycle and pedestrian path, separated from motorized traffic, was opened on the northbound span of the Heart of America Bridge.https://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/30/2265104/bond-bridge-is-flashy-but-heart.html It is the first separated pedestrian crossing of the Missouri River in the Kansas City area. The Engineer of Record for this project is Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company.
See also
*List of crossings of the Missouri River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Missouri River from the Mississippi River upstream to its source(s).
Crossings
See also
* List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
* List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi Ri ...
References
Bridges in Kansas City, Missouri Road bridges in Missouri Girder bridges in the United States {{Missouri-bridge-struct-stub