Fairfax and Platte Purchase Bridges
Fairfax Bridge and Platte Purchase Bridge | |
|---|---|
The bridges in 2006; the Fairfax Bridge is behind the Platte Purchase Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 39°09′24″N 94°37′25″W / 39.1566°N 94.6236°W |
| Carries | Four lanes of US 69 |
| Crosses | Missouri River |
| Locale | Riverside, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas |
| Maintained by | MoDOT |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Twin continuous truss bridges |
| Total length | 2,486.5 feet (757.9 m) (Fairfax Bridge) 2,552.19 feet (777.91 m) (Platte Purchase Bridge) |
| Width | 28.31 feet (8.63 m) (Platte Purchase Bridge) |
| Longest span | 465.9 feet (142.0 m) (Platte Purchase Bridge) |
| Clearance above | 15.02 feet (4.58 m) (Platte Purchase Bridge) |
| History | |
| Opened | September 27, 1934 (Fairfax Bridge) 1957 (Platte Purchase Bridge) |
| Closed | October 31, 2014, (Fairfax Bridge) Late 2016 (Platte Purchase Bridge) |
| Location | |
The Fairfax Bridge and Platte Purchase Bridge were twin continuous truss bridge that carried on U.S. Route 69 (US 69) over the Missouri River.