Lexington Bridge (Lexington, Missouri)

Lexington Bridge
Lexington Bridge
	After crossing the Lexington Bridge over the Missouri River, visitors were greeted with a war memorial at a "T" intersection.
Coordinates	39°11′12″N 93°53′47″W / 39.186797°N 93.896456°WCoordinates: 39°11′12″N 93°53′47″W / 39.186797°N 93.896456°W
Carries	Route 13
Crosses	Missouri River
Locale	Lexington, Missouri
Characteristics
Total length	3,072.4 feet (936.5 m)
Width	20 feet (6.1 m)
Height	18.1 feet (5.5 m)
No. of spans	7
History
Designer	Kansas City Bridge Company
Opened	October 31, 1924
Closed	June 25, 2005
Replaced by	Ike Skelton Bridge
Location

Original view of the Lexington Bridge around 1924.

The Lexington Bridge was a seven-span truss bridge on Route 13 over the Missouri River at Lexington, Missouri, between Ray County, Missouri, and Lafayette County, Missouri. It was designed by the Kansas City Bridge Company and opened on October 31, 1924. The main span was 408 feet (124 m) and the total length was 3,072.4 feet (936.5 m). Its deck width was 20 feet (6.1 m) and it had vertical clearance of 18.1 feet (5.5 m). It was closed upon the opening of the new Ike Skelton Bridge on June 25, 2005, and was demolished the next month.

References[]

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MO-111, "Lexington Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at State Route 13, Lexington, Lafayette County, MO", 23 photos, 57 data pages, 2 photo caption pages