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Centennial Bridge (Leavenworth, Kansas)
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The Centennial Bridge is a through arch bridge road bridge over the Missouri River
connecting Leavenworth, Kansas
and Platte County, Missouri
. Constructed in 1955, it was initially a toll bridge. The bridge opened in 1955, a year after Leavenworth celebrated its centennial as the first city incorporated in Kansas. It is a two-span arch bridge connecting K-92 and Missouri Route 92. Its main span is 419.8 feet with a total length of 2,571.2 feet. During the construction a spur of Route 45 called the "Leavenworth cutoff" was built to speed traffic to Kansas City, Missouri
. The two-mile spur is still maintained by the city of Leavenworth even though the highway is in Missouri.
Resurface construction began on May 2, 2011 which allowed for one-lane-at-a-time crossing of the bridge. Construction was expected to extend until early December, 2011 at a cost to MoDOT of approximatley $4 million and includes some structural member replacement, resurfacing and re-painting. However, on July 1, 2011, the construction was suspended indefinitely in reaction to increased traffic congestion in the area due the 2011 Missouri River floods
. Both lanes of the bridge were subsequently opened for normal two-way traffic.
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
connecting Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas and within the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is on the west bank of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
and Platte County, Missouri
Platte County, Missouri
As of the census of 2000, there were 73,781 people, 29,278 households, and 20,231 families residing in the county. The population density was 176 people per square mile . There were 30,902 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...
. Constructed in 1955, it was initially a toll bridge. The bridge opened in 1955, a year after Leavenworth celebrated its centennial as the first city incorporated in Kansas. It is a two-span arch bridge connecting K-92 and Missouri Route 92. Its main span is 419.8 feet with a total length of 2,571.2 feet. During the construction a spur of Route 45 called the "Leavenworth cutoff" was built to speed traffic to Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. The two-mile spur is still maintained by the city of Leavenworth even though the highway is in Missouri.
Resurface construction began on May 2, 2011 which allowed for one-lane-at-a-time crossing of the bridge. Construction was expected to extend until early December, 2011 at a cost to MoDOT of approximatley $4 million and includes some structural member replacement, resurfacing and re-painting. However, on July 1, 2011, the construction was suspended indefinitely in reaction to increased traffic congestion in the area due the 2011 Missouri River floods
2011 Missouri River floods
The 2011 Missouri River floods are a flooding event on the Missouri River in the United States. The flooding has been triggered by record snowfall in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Wyoming along with near record spring rainfall in central and eastern Montana...
. Both lanes of the bridge were subsequently opened for normal two-way traffic.