Eudora Kaw River Bridge
| Eudora Kaw River Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′23″N 95°05′47″W / 38.9564°N 95.0965°WCoordinates: 38°57′23″N 95°05′47″W / 38.9564°N 95.0965°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of 222nd Street |
| Crosses | Kansas River |
| Locale | Linwood, Kansas |
| Maintained by | Douglas Co. and Leavenworth Co. |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder |
The Eudora Kaw River Bridge is an automobile and pedestrian crossing of the Kansas River located just north of the town of Eudora, Kansas.
It is a girder bridge, open to traffic. It is also the first bridge over the river for almost four miles, as the Highway 2 Bridge is far off to the east.
The bridge runs concurrent with Leavenworth County's County Road 1 and Douglas County's County Road 1061 and the town of Eudora is just south of the bridge.
The two lane bridge has a span of 1,360 feet[1] and was opened in 1965, built at a cost of $746,000.[2][3][4][5] It was designed to be at least three feet higher than the levels reached in the Great Flood of 1951.[6]
Its predecessor bridge was damaged by ice in 1935 and reopened in 1937,[7] then damaged beyond use by ice in January 1962.[8]
References
- ↑ (17 July 2009). Crews to work on deck of Kansas River bridge north of Eudora, Lawrence Journal-World
- ↑ (17 November 1966). Award Given for Eudora Bridge, Lawrence Journal-World
- ↑ (26 October 1965). Bridge at Eudora will be dedicated officially Sunday, Lawrence Journal-World
- ↑ (21 November 1997). County honored for bridge project, Lawrence Journal-World
- ↑ (16 November 1993). Kaw River bridge north of Eudora needs work, Lawrence Journal-World
- ↑ (28 May 1963). Plans are started for Eudora span in 2-year project, Lawrence Journal-World
- ↑ (17 July 1937). Bridge Opening A Big Eudora Event, Lawrence Journal-World
- ↑ (15 February 1963). Joy in Eudora, Lawrence Journal-World
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