Bridge Name: | US 69 Missouri River Bridge |
Carries: | , bicycles, pedestrians |
Crosses: | Missouri River |
Locale: | Riverside, Missouri to Kansas City, Kansas |
Maint: | Missouri Department of Transportation |
Design: | Girder bridge |
Cost: | $79 million |
Preceded: | Interstate 635 Bridge |
Followed: | Buck O'Neil Bridge |
Coordinates: | 39.1566°N -94.6236°W |
The US 69 Missouri River Bridge is a girder bridge carrying U.S. Route 69 (US 69) over the Missouri River. It connects Interstate 635 (I-635) in Riverside, Missouri with the 7th Street Trafficway and Fairfax District in Kansas City, Kansas. Construction began in the fall of 2014. The bridge opened to automobile traffic in October 2016[1] and was formally opened to all traffic on March 16, 2017. In addition to automobiles, the bridge also carries bicycle and pedestrian traffic. It replaced the now-demolished Fairfax and Platte Purchase bridges. The bridge was constructed by the Missouri Department of Transportation at cost of $79 million (equivalent to $ million in). Construction costs were split with the Kansas Department of Transportation.[2]