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The Rulo Bridge is the name for whatever bridge crosses Missouri River on U.S. Route 159 (US 159) from the village of Rulo in
Nebraska Department of Roads Rulo Bridge Construction websiteBridgehunter
Buildings and structures in Holt County, Missouri Buildings and structures in Richardson County, Nebraska Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Bridges completed in 1939 Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Bridges over the Missouri River Works Progress Administration in Missouri Works Progress Administration in Nebraska U.S. Route 159 Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Richardson County, Nebraska Truss bridges in the United States Metal bridges in the United States Former National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska {{Nebraska-bridge-struct-stub
Richardson County, Nebraska
Richardson County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,363. Its county seat is Falls City.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Richardson County is represented by the pref ...
, to Holt County, Missouri
Holt County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,223. It's county seat is Oregon. The county was organized February 15, 1841. Originally named Nodaway Count ...
, west of Big Lake.
1939 Bridge
The old Rulo bridge was atruss 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 ...
built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, i ...
and 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 was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1993. It was featured in the movie '' Paper Moon''. (includes 1 photograph) In March 2009, Nebraska Department of Roads
The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) was the state government agency charged with building and maintaining the state and federal highways in the U.S. State of Nebraska from 1957 to 2017. The main headquarters of the agency was located in Linc ...
approved a plan for a new bridge, which would be south of the current bridge. The current Rulo Bridge would then be dismantled.
2013 Bridge
The new Rulo bridge opened in 2013, and the historic bridge was imploded on January 19, 2014. It was removed from the National Register the next year. The replacement bridge was indefinitely closed to all traffic in April 2019 as a result of the2019 Midwestern U.S. floods
The Midwestern United States experienced major floods in the spring of 2019, primarily along the Missouri River and its tributaries in Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas. The Mississippi River also saw flooding, although startin ...
. It reopened in September 2019 for access to Missouri Route 111
Route 111 is a highway in northwestern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 136 in Rock Port; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 59 in Oregon. The entire length of Route 111 is part of the Lewis and Clark Trail
The Lewis and ...
, and the remainder of U.S. Route 159 was reopened in late October for access to Interstate 29
Interstate 29 (I-29) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with I-35 and I-70, to the Canada–US border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba ...
.
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 ...
*List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Nebraska.
Many of the bridges were the works of the Nebraska Department of Roads or its predecessors, including the Nebraska Bureau of Roads & ...
* List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Richardson County, Nebraska
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Richardson County, Nebraska.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Richardson County, Nebrask ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Holt County, Missouri
*List of historic bridges in Nebraska
This is a list of historic bridges in the U.S. State of Nebraska."Historic bridges of Nebraska,"
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References
External links
*Nebraska Department of Roads Rulo Bridge Construction website
Buildings and structures in Holt County, Missouri Buildings and structures in Richardson County, Nebraska Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Bridges completed in 1939 Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Bridges over the Missouri River Works Progress Administration in Missouri Works Progress Administration in Nebraska U.S. Route 159 Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Richardson County, Nebraska Truss bridges in the United States Metal bridges in the United States Former National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska {{Nebraska-bridge-struct-stub