Leavenworth Centennial Bridge
Photos
This bridge carries Highway 92 across the Missouri River, connecting the states of Kansas and Missouri. This picture was taken from the Leavenworth riverfront.
Photo taken by Robert Elder in 2004
BH Photo #110936
Video
Leavenworth Centennial Bridge This video shows the Leavenworth Centennial Bridge being renovated. First we'll head East over it, then West. I'm hoping to reshoot this bridge in 1080P/60fps before it's demolished as it's beautiful. Video posted by Mark Shannon |
Facts
- Overview
- Two-span through arch bridge over the Missouri River on KS 92/MO 92 at Leavenworth
- Location
- Leavenworth County, Kansas, and Platte County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Future prospects
- Doomed
- History
- Built 1955
- Design
- Steel through arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 420.0 ft.
Total length: 2,446.6 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.6 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.32983, -94.90860 (decimal degrees)
39°19'47" N, 94°54'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/335495/4355116 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Leavenworth
- Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
- 11,700
- Inventory numbers
- KDOT 0052-B0026 (Kansas Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 17929 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of August 2016)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 56.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- January 6, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
- November 26, 2014: New video from Mark Shannon
- August 2, 2014: New photo from Tedd
- January 5, 2012: Updated by Robert Elder: Edited Future prospects - doomed.
- October 8, 2011: New photos from Ben Tate
- March 9, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Street View link
- September 15, 2008: New photo from Ruth Reynolds
- February 3, 2008: New photo from Robert Elder
Sources
- Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Mark Shannon
- Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
Comments
This Bridge is not Doomed! This Bridge looks in Too Great of Shape to be Considered Doomed. So there is no way Possible that this Bridge can be Doomed so its not Doomed! This Bridge is not Doomed! This Bridge is not Doomed! This Bridge is not Doomed! This Bridge is not Doomed!
I guess we will just have to see what sort of Federal funding rolls in...
Considering Brownbeck just raided the highway fund and reduced KDOTs operating budget so the state can pay its bills in 2015, I doubt that any of the projects on that list that aren't already funded will happen in the next 20 years - including replacing this bridge.
I was also a bit surprised to find this bridge is tentatively scheduled for replacement. But, it seems that the expected life of the bridge is about 50 years these days. Maybe if they were maintained better they would last longer. Europe has much older bridges that carry much heavier traffic than this one.
Hey wait just a minute, this bridge is not Doomed. This bridge really isn't that Old. So I know this bridge does not need to beed to be replaced. This bridge is too new for that.
KDOT has proposed a preliminary engineering study to replace this bridge. Source: http://www.ksdot.org/TWorks/EcoDevo/downloads/Statewide_Proj...
Construction is probably still several years in the future.
Kansas Dept. of Transportation is just now beginning rehab of this bridge. More or less going to be a patch and go project. All of the arches and all of the steal will stay, as well as the piers. Major redecking taking place though.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ks/leavenworth/999909200520261/
I wish we could say that. Sadly, we have lost some incredible Missouri River structures in recent decades. South Omaha, Rulo, Amelia Earhart, Fairfax, Paseo, Chouteau, Lexington...maybe someday we will recognize what we are losing...