Rulo Bridge

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Rulo Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rulo Bridge from the Missouri side. The Burlington Northern bridge is the dark bridge to the right (north).
Nearest city:	Fortescue, MO
Coordinates:	40°3′14.35″N 95°25′13.95″W / 40.0539861, -95.4205417Coordinates: 40°3′14.35″N 95°25′13.95″W / 40.0539861, -95.4205417
Built/Founded:	1938
Architect:	Harrington & Cortelyou; Et al.
Architectural style(s):	Other
Added to NRHP:	January 04, 1993
NRHP Reference#:	92000718 [1]
MPS:	Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
Governing body:	State

The Rulo Bridge is a truss bridge over the Missouri River on U.S. Route 159 from Richardson County, Nebraska to Holt County, Missouri at Rulo, Nebraska

It was built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration and Kansas City Bridge Company and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was featured in the movie Paper Moon.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Missouri River

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Nebraska History entry
• National Register of Historic Places entry

Crossings of the Missouri River Upstream Rulo Rail Bridge BNSF Railway Rulo Bridge Downstream Pony Express Bridge

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