Senator Roy Blunt Bridge
The Jefferson City Bridge is the name for two through arch bridges over the Missouri River at Jefferson City, Missouri over which U.S. Highway 54 and U.S. Highway 63 pass between Cole County, Missouri and Callaway County, Missouri.
Southbound bridge
The southbound bridge opened in August 1955. Its main span is 639.9 feet and has a total length of 3,093 feet and a deck width of 37.7 feet and vertical clearance of 37.7 feet.
Northbound bridge
The northbound bridge opened in 1991. Its main span is 595.6 feet with a total length of 3,124.2 feet. The deck width is 46.9 feet and it has vertical clearance of 16.1 feet.
The northbound bridge has a cantilevered bicycle and pedestrian lane, opened in April 2011. It is used in both directions for river viewing and access to the Katy Trail State Park. A city-maintained extension of the Katy (following a former KATY railroad spur) connects to the North Jefferson trailhead.
1896 Bridge
The original bridge was built in 1896 and had three spans and was downstream of the current bridge. It had a single column in the middle of the river that rotated 90° to allow boat traffic to pass (the rotation could disrupt traffic for 45 minutes). The bridge was torn down in 1958. The main span was 440 feet. The diameter of the pivot pier was 22 feet. The pillars at the south entrance to the bridge are still in place, now a part of Rotary Park, overlooking the river at the end of Bolivar Street.
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