Amelia Earhart Bridge
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 The Amelia Earhart Bridge (taller, in background) in 2006. The lower bridge in foreground is a rail bridge. |
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| Carries | U.S. Route 59 |
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| Crosses | Missouri River |
| Locale | Atchison County, Kansas and Buchanan County, Missouri |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Longest span | 419.8 feet |
| Total length | 2,571.2 feet |
| Opening date | 1939 |
The Amelia Earhart Bridge is a truss bridge over the Missouri River on U.S. Route 59 between Atchison, Kansas and Buchanan County, Missouri.
It was built in 1937-1939 by the Works Progress Administration and is named for aviator Amelia Earhart, a native of Atchison. It was designed by Sverdrup & Parcel.
It is the topic of an intense preservation debate on whether to replace it with a new four-lane bridge or to keep it and build a second bridge. At night spotlights shine from the top of its two trusses.
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| Crossings of the Missouri River | |||
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| Upstream Rail bridge |
Amelia Earhart Bridge |
Downstream Centennial Bridge   |
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