Rocheport Bridge

Rocheport Bridge
Rocheport Bridge
	Rocheport Bridge from southside looking to the bluffs
Coordinates	38°57′35″N 92°32′42″W / 38.9597°N 92.5451°W
Carries	I-70
Crosses	Missouri River
Locale	Rocheport, Missouri
Characteristics
Design	Continuous truss
Total length	3,017.2 feet (919.6 m)
Longest span	550.7 feet (167.9 m)
Clearance above	20 feet (6.1 m)
History
Opened	1960
Location

The Rocheport Interstate 70 Bridge is a four-lane continuous truss bridge over the Missouri River on Interstate 70 (I-70) between Cooper and Boone counties near Rocheport.

The bridge was built in 1960 and rehabilitated in 1994. Its main span is 550.7 feet (167.9 m) and has a total length of 3,017.2 feet (919.6 m). Its deck width is 60.3 feet (18.4 m), allowing for four lanes of traffic (two in each direction) and minimal shoulders. Vertical clearance is 20 feet (6.1 m).

In 2019, the Missouri Department of Transportation received a $81.2 million federal INFRA grant which provided the remaining necessary funding to replace the aging bridge.^[1]^[2] On July 1, 2021, MoDOT selected the Lunda Team as the design-build contractor for the project. The design includes two bridges (one for each direction of travel); each bridge will accommodate three travel lanes and full-width shoulders. Construction on the first bridge is planned to begin in late 2021.^[3]