Carries Route 13 No. of spans 7 Replaced by Ike Skelton Bridge Opened 31 October 1924 Width 6.1 m Locale Lexington | Crosses Missouri River Closed June 25, 2005 Height 5.52 m Total length 936 m Body of water Missouri River | |
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Designer Kansas City Bridge Company Similar Vermillion–Newcastle Bridge, Chouteau Bridge, Ike Skelton Bridge, Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, Platte Purchase Bridge | ||
The Lexington Bridge was a seven-span truss bridge on Route 13 over the Missouri River at Lexington, Missouri between Ray County, Missouri and Lafayette County, Missouri. It opened on October 31, 1924 and was replaced by the Ike Skelton Bridge on June 25, 2005. It was designed by the Kansas City Bridge Company. The main span was 408 feet and the total length was 3,072.4 feet. Its deck width was 20 feet and it had vertical clearance of 18.1 feet.
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