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Amelia Earhart Bridge (New)

Atchison County, Kansas, and Buchanan County, Missouri

Photos 

ameliapanoramic

KDOT

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND)

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BH Photo #315969

Map 

Street View 

Please put updated Streetviews on this page. 

Written by Robert Elder

Yes, I know this bridge is modern. In fact, it does not even appear in the NBI yet. I decided to add it for two reasons.

1. It is more interesting than a pre-stressed concrete slab, and some of the engineering folks on here might find it interesting.

2. Any updated streetviews can be placed on this page, instead of the page for the historic Amelia Earhart bridge.

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Facts 

Overview
Network arch bridge over Missouri River on U.S. 59
Location
Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, and Buchanan County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2012, replacing the historic Amelia Earhart Bridge
Design
Network arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 526.9 ft.
Total length: 2,545.7 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 69.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.55940, -95.11349   (decimal degrees)
39°33'34" N, 95°06'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/318431/4380990 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Atchison East
Inventory numbers
KDOT 0003-B0055 (Kansas Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 58889 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2015)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
8,420

Categories 

Arch (11,192)
Atchison County, Kansas (63)
Atchison, Kansas (4)
Buchanan County, Missouri (64)
Built 2012 (39)
Built during 2010s (248)
Have street view (22,066)
Kansas (2,693)
Missouri (5,935)
 Missouri River (116)
Modern (1,664)
Network arch (4)
Open (36,537)
Owned by state (13,656)
Span length 500-1000 feet (380)
State line crossing (729)
Total length over 2500 feet (793)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2016: New photo from Nick Schmiedeler
  • February 12, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • November 26, 2013: Essay added by Robert Elder

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Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Nick Schmiedeler
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Amelia Earhart Bridge (New)
Posted November 26, 2013, by Kelly McClanahan

Glad you added it. I was going to, but never got around to it, and considering the old bridge is now gone, it is fitting. As for it being modern, it is no different than the Kit Bond Bridge that replacing the Peso.