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The Lexington Bridge was a seven-span
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 ...
on Route 13 over the Missouri River at
Lexington, Missouri Lexington is a city in and the county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri. The population was 4,726 at the 2010 census. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies approximately east of Kansas City and is part of the Greater Kansas City Metropol ...
, between
Ray County, Missouri Ray County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,158. Its county seat is Richmond. The county was organized N ...
, and
Lafayette County, Missouri Lafayette County is a county in the western portion of Missouri, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,381. Its county seat is Lexington. The county was organized November 16, 1820 from Cooper ...
. It was designed by the
Kansas City Bridge Company The Kansas City Bridge Company was a bridge building company that built many bridges throughout the Midwest United States in the early 1900s. The company was founded in 1893 and ceased business around 1960. A number of its works are listed on the ...
and opened on October 31, 1924. The main span was and the total length was . Its deck width was and it had vertical clearance of . It was closed upon the opening of the new
Ike Skelton Bridge The Ike Skelton Bridge is a set of girder bridges on Route 13 over the Missouri River at Lexington, Missouri between Ray County and Lafayette County. It opened on June 25, 2005. It is named for Lexington native, Congressman Ike Skelton. Se ...
on June 25, 2005, and was demolished the next month.


See also

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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri __NOTOC__ This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of Missouri. Bridges Notes References {{HAER list, structure=bridge *List *List Missouri Bridges, HAER Bridges, HAER Bridges ...
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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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* {{Crossings navbox , structure = Crossings , place = Missouri River , bridge = Lexington Bridge (demolished) , bridge signs = , upstream =
Sibley Railroad Bridge The Sibley Railroad Bridge is a three-span through truss single-track railroad bridge belonging to the BNSF Railway between Jackson County, Missouri, and Ray County, Missouri, at Sibley. The bridge carries the BNSF Marceline Subdivision ove ...
, upstream signs = Rail Bridge , downstream =
Ike Skelton Bridge The Ike Skelton Bridge is a set of girder bridges on Route 13 over the Missouri River at Lexington, Missouri between Ray County and Lafayette County. It opened on June 25, 2005. It is named for Lexington native, Congressman Ike Skelton. Se ...
, downstream signs = Buildings and structures in Ray County, Missouri Buildings and structures in Lafayette County, Missouri Bridges completed in 1924 Demolished bridges in the United States Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri Road bridges in Missouri