I-70 Rocheport Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Continuous through truss bridge over Missouri River and Katy trail on I-70 west of Columbia and south of Rocheport
- Location
- Boone County, Missouri, and Cooper County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to four lanes of traffic
- History
- Built 1960; rehabilitated 1993
- Design
- Continuous two-span subdivided Warren through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 550.9 ft.
Total length: 3,018.2 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 60.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.96009, -92.54455 (decimal degrees)
38°57'36" N, 92°32'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/539460/4312446 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Rocheport
- Land survey
- T. 48 N., R. 14 W., Sec. 18
- Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
- 36,931
- Inventory numbers
- MoDOT L-09622 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 6689 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 20914 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of August 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 54.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- July 22, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added category "Doomed"
- February 11, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
- February 20, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
- September 24, 2013: New photos from James Baughn
- May 30, 2013: New photo from M. D. Caillet
- April 28, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
- August 3, 2005: Posted additional photos
Comments
I see this as an opportunity to enhance the popular Katy Trail State Park (which runs beneath the bridge) and boosting the local economy of Rocheport. By re-purposing the current I-70 bridge for pedestrian use, cyclists and bridge enthusiasts will be able to access both the trail on the East bank and the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge directly across the river to the West. All while getting to enjoy a breathtaking view of the Missouri River, majestic bluffs and wide valley from the bridge.
After taking it all in they can drop some cash into the local economy by picking up a bottle of Les Bourgeois wine or staying the night at a Rocheport B&B.
If you agree, contact representative Vicky Hartzler https://hartzler.house.gov/ and senator Josh Hawley https://www.hawley.senate.gov/ to show your support.
Let the initiative to re-purpose the Rocheport bridge begin. https://www.abc17news.com/news/state-gets-81-million-to-repl...
Yeah, We're talking about Missouri here... So likely option #1
Bridge could be doomed but might be rehabbed..
https://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20190315/preview-of-i-7...
An expansion joint on this bridge recently received emergency repairs:
This is one of my favorite bridges in the state (sentimental reasons). Excellent photos.
Please correct
Overview
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Missouri River and Katy Trail on I-70 west of Columbia and south of Rocheport
Please add
Category
Katy Trail
Thank you,
David B. Haun
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/mo/boone/missouri-70/
The state site for the replacement bridge
https://www.modot.org/RocheportBridge
Looking to start the process in January of 2021.