The Jefferson City Bridge is the name for two continuous
through arch truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
s over the
Missouri River at
Jefferson City, Missouri, over which
U.S. Routes 54 (US 54) and
63 travel between
Cole
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Plants
* Cole crops of the genus ''Brassica'', especially cabbage, kale, or rape (rapeseed).
People
* Cole (given name), people with the given name Cole
* Cole (surname), people with the surname Cole
Companies
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and
Callaway Counties.
Southbound bridge
The southbound bridge was designed by Sverdrup & Parcel of St Louis, Missouri, in 1953 and fabricated by Stupp Brokers Bridge & Iron Company.
The southbound bridge opened in August 1955, with a total length of 3,124.2 feet (0.6 miles), and the length of its largest span being 595.6 feet, with a deck width of 46.9 ft and vertical clearance of 16.1 feet above the deck.
As of 2018, the combined bridges see approximately 29,000 vehicle traversals per day.
Northbound bridge
The northbound bridge opened in 1991. Its main span is with a total length of . The deck width is and it has vertical clearance of .
The northbound bridge has a cantilevered bicycle and pedestrian lane, opened in April 2011. It is used in both directions for river viewing and access to the
Katy Trail State Park
The Katy Trail State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri that contains the Katy Trail, the country's longest recreational rail trail. It runs , largely along the northern bank of the Missouri River, in the right-of-way of the f ...
. A city-maintained extension of the Katy (following a former KATY railroad spur) connects to the North Jefferson trailhead.
1896 Bridge
The original bridge was built in 1896 and had three spans and was downstream of the current bridges. It had a single column in the middle of the river that rotated 90° to allow boat traffic to pass (the rotation could disrupt traffic for 45 minutes). The bridge was torn down in 1958. The main span was . The diameter of the pivot pier was . The pillars at the south entrance to the bridge are still in place, now a part of Rotary Park, overlooking the river at the end of Bolivar Street.
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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
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Buildings and structures in Jefferson City, Missouri
Road bridges in Missouri
U.S. Route 54
U.S. Route 63
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
Through arch bridges in the United States
Truss bridges in the United States