Glasgow Bridge, Missouri
The Glasgow Bridge was five-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Route 240 between Howard County, Missouri and Saline County, Missouri at Glasgow, Missouri.
Glasgow Bridge | |
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 Old Glasgow Bridge (right) from southwest along with rail bridge upstream from it. The bridge was replaced with a new span in 2008-09. | |
| Coordinates | 39°13′21″N 92°51′01″W |
| Carries | Route 240 |
| Crosses | Missouri River |
| Locale | Howard County, Missouri |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 2,243.5 feet |
| Width | 20.3 feet |
| Longest span | 343.7 feet |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1925 |
| Opened | September 2009 |
| Rebuilt | 2009 |
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It was built in 1925 and rehabilitated in 1986. Its main span was 343.7 feet and its total length was 2,243.5 feet. It had a deck width of 20.3 feet and vertical clearance of 14.8 feet. It was narrowed to a single lane in its final few years (with stoplights on either side) before being closed and replaced in 2008-09. The new bridge reopened in September 2009 and the project was completed in autumn of that year.
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