Heart of America Bridge
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The Heart of America Bridge is a vehicular girder bridge
over the Missouri River
, in Kansas City, Missouri
. It carries Route 9. It was the vehicular replacement for the upper level of the ASB Bridge
, and runs next to it a few hundred yards downstream. It was opened in 1987.
In September 2010, a bi-directional bicycle/pedestrian path, separated from motorized traffic, was opened on the northbound span of the Heart of America Bridge http://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/30/2265104/bond-bridge-is-flashy-but-heart.html. It was the first separated pedestrian crossing of the Missouri River in the Kansas City area. The Engineer of Record for this project is Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company.
Girder bridge
A girder bridge, in general, is a bridge built of girders placed on bridge abutments and foundation piers. In turn, a bridge deck is built on top of the girders in order to carry traffic. There are several different subtypes of girder bridges:...
over the Missouri River
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...
, in 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...
. It carries Route 9. It was the vehicular replacement for the upper level of the ASB Bridge
ASB Bridge
The Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge, also known as the North Kansas City Bridge, is a rail crossing over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri that formerly also handled car traffic....
, and runs next to it a few hundred yards downstream. It was opened in 1987.
In September 2010, a bi-directional bicycle/pedestrian path, separated from motorized traffic, was opened on the northbound span of the Heart of America Bridge http://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/30/2265104/bond-bridge-is-flashy-but-heart.html. It was the first separated pedestrian crossing of the Missouri River in the Kansas City area. The Engineer of Record for this project is Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company.