Carries Route 240 No. of spans 5 Closed 2008-09 Total length 684 m Longest span 105 m Rebuilt 1986 | Crosses Missouri River Construction end 1925 Opened September 2009 Width 6.19 m Body of water Missouri River | |
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Locale Howard County, Missouri Address MO-240, Glasgow, MO 65254, USA Similar Vermillion–Newcastle Bridge, Chouteau Bridge, Ike Skelton Bridge, Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, Platte Purchase Bridge |
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.
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 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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