Jefferson City Bridge

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Jefferson City Bridge from northwest bank. Missouri State Capitol in background.

The Jefferson City Bridge are two compression arch suspended-deck bridge 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.

1 Southbound bridge
2 Northbound bridge
3 1896 Bridge
4 See also
5 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 marked bicycle and pedestrian lane in the shoulder. It is used in both directions by users of the Katy Trail State Park. A city-maintained extension of the Katy (formerly a railroad spur) connects the North Jefferson trailhead to near the first exit north of the bridge.

[edit] 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 90º 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.