Maintained by KDOT Location Kansas City | Opened 2002 | |
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Design Thru-Truss (first bridge), Girder (second and current bridge) Similar Kaw Point, Intercity Viaduct, Platte Purchase Bridge, Fairfax Bridge, Rock Island Bridge | ||
The K-32 Turner Bridge was a bridge that crossed the Kansas River during its almost 60 mile journey through Kansas City, and Topeka. It first opened in 1955 as a two lane steel through-truss bridge. In 2001, the bridge was torn down, due to its major superstructure problems, and with the growing area, could no longer handle the traffic flow as a two lane. By late 2002, the through-truss was gone, and a new five lane girder was in place. The bridge now carries two lanes of eastbound traffic, and three lanes westbound. The Turner Bridge marks the beginning of the Turner Diagonal.
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