Historic Bridges of the U.S.

Amelia Earhart Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1937-38; rehabilitated 1975
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 59 at Atchison
Open to traffic

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Construction started 1909 and opened to traffic on December 28, 1911
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Atchison Railroad Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1900
Through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the Union Pacific railroad at Atchison
Open to traffic

Bellevue Bridge (Sarpy County, Nebraska)
Built 1952
Through truss toll bridge over Missouri River on NE 370/IA 370 at Bellevue
Open to traffic

Blair Bridge (Washington County, Nebraska)
Built 1928-29; tolls removed 1962
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 30 east of Blair
Replaced by a modern bridge

Blanchette Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Westbound bridge built 1958; eastbound bridge built 1978
Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over the Missouri River on I-70 at St. Charles
Open to traffic

Boonslick Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Open 1995, replacing Boonville Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Missouri River, Union Pacific Railroad formerly Missouri Pacific Railroad on US 40/MO 5/M0 87 in Boonville
Open to traffic

Boonville Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic July 4, 1924; replaced 1995
Lost through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 40, MO 5, and MO 87 at Boonville
Replaced by Boonslick Bridge

Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1932, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1874. Abandoned in 1986.
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the abandoned MKT Railroad in Boonville
Railroad line discontinued

Broadway Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1990, tolls removed 1991
Steel through arch bridge over Missouri River on US 169 in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Brownville Bridge (Nemaha County, Nebraska)
Built 1938
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 136 in Brownville
Open to traffic

Burt County Toll Bridge (Burt County, Nebraska)
Built 1950
Through truss toll bridge over Missouri River on NE 51/IA 175 at Decatur
Open to traffic

Chamberlain Bridge (Brule County, South Dakota)
Built 1953
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River (Francis Case Lake) on Business Loop I-90 in Oacoma
Open to traffic

Chouteau Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1887; converted into vehicular use in 1951; demolished in 2001
Lost three-span Whipple truss bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge in 2001

Daniel Boone Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Northbound bridge built 1935; southbound built 1991
Pair of through truss bridges over the Missouri River on I-64/US 40/US 61 at Chesterfield
Open to traffic

Discovery Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Built 1992
Pair of through truss bridges over the Missouri River on MO 370 between St. Charles and Bridgeton
Open to traffic

Fairfax Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1979
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Southbound US 69 in Kansas City
Open to southbound traffic

First Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Co. under W.G. Coolidge. Opened to railroad traffic Jan. 10, 1874. Rehabilitated 1883-84 by Kellogg and Maurice, of Athens, Pennsylvania. Replaced by the second Boonvill
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge

First Jefferson City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Opened Oct. 15, 1896; demolished 1955
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River at Jefferson City
Replaced by the current US 54 bridge, but vestiges of south approach remain at end of Bolivar Street

First Wabash Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Built 1871; replaced 1936 by the current Wabash Bridge
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over the Missouri River at St. Charles
Replaced by new bridge

Forest City Bridge (Dewey County, South Dakota)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1980
Through truss bridge over Missouri River (Oahe Lake) on US 212
Open to traffic

Four Bears Bridge (Mountrail County, North Dakota)
Built 1954; replaced 2005
Lost cantilevered through and deck truss bridge over Lake Sakakawea (Missouri River) on ND 23 near New Town
Replaced by modern concrete deck girder bridge

Glasgow Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1986; closed to traffic on August 4, 2008, for replacement of the superstructure
Lost five-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MO 240 at Glasgow
Currently undergoing demolition with the first three spans imploded September 12, 2008

Glasgow Railroad Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Originally built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith as a five-span Whipple through truss and described as the world's first all-steel bridge. Replaced by a new bridge in 1900 reusing some of the substructure, but with Parker truss spans
Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River on the Gateway Western Railroad at Glasgow
Open to traffic

Harry S. Truman Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Hermann Bridge (Gasconade County, Missouri)
Built 1930; replacement bridge completed 2007; demolished 2008
Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MO 19 at Hermann
Replaced by new bridge

Ike Skelton Bridge (Lafayette County, Missouri)
Built 2005
Bridge over Missouri River, Union Pacific Railroad formerly Missouri Pacific Railroad on MO 13
Open to traffic

Jefferson City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Original southbound bridge opened August 1955; new northbound bridge added 1991
Pair of steel through arch bridges over the Missouri River at Jefferson City on US 54/63 in Jefferson City
Open to traffic on a multi-lane freeway

Leavenworth Centennial Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
Built 1955
Two-span through arch bridge over the Missouri River on KS 92/MO 92 at Leavenworth
Open to traffic

Leavenworth Railroad Bridge (Leavenworth County, Kansas)
Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison for about $300,000; dedicated Jan. 2, 1894
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River at Leavenworth
No longer exists

Lewis Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
The current bridge was built 1979
Lost through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 67 adjacent to Bellefontaine Railroad Bridge
Replaced by a modern four-lane deck-girder bridge

Liberty Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Northbound bridge built 1949 and rehabilitated 1986; southbound bridge built 1996
Pair of through truss bridges over Missouri River on MO 291 south of Liberty in Kansas City
Open to four lanes of divided-highway traffic

Liberty Memorial Bridge (Burleigh County, North Dakota)
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1991; Demolished 2008
Three-span through truss bridge over Missouri River on I-94 Business Loop in Bismarck

Meridian Bridge (Yankton County, South Dakota)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1953
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 81 at Yankton
Open to traffic

Miami Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1983
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MO 41 at Miami
Open to traffic

Missouri River Bridge (Cascade County, Montana)
Built 1931
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Frontage Road 003
Open to traffic

Missouri River Bridge (Walworth County, South Dakota)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1980
Through truss bridge over Missouri River (Oahe Lake) on US 12
Open to traffic

Missouri River I-680 Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Eastbound bridge built 1952; westbound built 1975
Pair of through truss bridges over Missouri River on I-680 in Omaha
Open to traffic

Missouri River US 77 Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1981; rehabilitated 1983
Steel through arch bridge over Missouri River on US 77 in Sioux City
Open to traffic

Mobridge Railroad Bridge (Walworth County, South Dakota)
Through truss bridge over Missouri River (Oahe Lake) on the BNSF Railroad between Mobridge and Wakpala
Open to traffic

Old St. Charles Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Completed 1904; closed to traffic in 1992; finally dismantled in 1997
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River at St. Charles
Replaced by a new bridge

Omaha-Council Bluffs Foot Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Opened 2008 to bicycle and foot traffic only
Cable-stayed bridge over Missouri River on bike trail (next to a national park service building) in Omaha
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Page Avenue Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Opened Dec. 13, 2003
Pair of tied arch bridges over the Missouri River on MO 364 (Page Avenue)
Open to traffic

Paseo Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1954; rehabilitated 1984 and 2005
Suspension bridge across the Missouri River on I-29/I-35/US 71 in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Platte Purchase Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1957; rehabilitated 1997
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Northbound US 69 in Kansas City
Open to northbound traffic

Rocheport I-70 Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Built 1960; rehabilitated 1993
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Missouri River and Katy trail on I-70 west of Columbia and south of Rocheport
Open to four lanes of traffic

Rulo Bridge (Richardson County, Nebraska)
Built 1938
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on US 159 at Rulo
Open to traffic

Second Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1894-96, replacing the first Boonville bridge, but reusing the substructure. Replaced by the third and current Boonville bridge in 1932 on a slightly different
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge

Sibley Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Originally built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss; later reconstructed with Parker through truss spans
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley
Open to railroad traffic

Snowden Bridge (Richland County, Montana)
Built 1914; retrofitted to also allow vehicular toll traffic in 1925
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

South Omaha Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1999
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on US 275/NE 92/IA 92 in Omaha
Open to traffic

St. Joseph Railroad Bridge (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Built 1906, replacing an earlier swing bridge
Pennsylvania through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on the Union Pacific Railroad at St. Joseph
Open to traffic

Tenth Street Bridge (Cascade County, Montana)
Built 1920 by Porter Brothers Co. of Spokane, WA
Eight-span open-spandrel arch bridge over the Missouri River on 10th Street in Great Falls
Open to pedestrians only

Toston Bridge (Broadwater County, Montana)
Built 1919-20 by Security Bridge Co. of Billings; made obsolete by new bridge in 1955
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on CR 415 (Old US 287) at Toston
Open to traffic

Wabash Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Built 1936, replacing an earlier 1871 through truss railroad bridge on a new alignment
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the Wabash Railroad between St. Charles and Bridgeton
Open to railroad traffic

Washington Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1934
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MO 47 at Washington
Open to two-lane traffic

Wolf Creek Bridge (Lewis and Clark County, Montana)
Built 1933 by W.P. Roscoe Co.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Old US 91
Open to traffic

Wolf Point Bridge (Roosevelt County, Montana)
Built 1930; bypassed by new bridge in 1998
Preserved three-span Pennsylvania through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MT 13
Bridge is preserved and scheduled to be used as a pedestrian bridge