Glasgow Bridge (Missouri)

Glasgow Bridge
Coordinates	39°13′21″N92°51′01″W / 39.2224°N 92.8503°W / 39.2224; -92.8503
Carries	Route 240
Crosses	Missouri River
Locale	Howard County, Missouri
Characteristics
Total length	2,243.5 feet
Width	20.3 feet
Longest span	343.7 feet
No. of spans	5
History
Construction end	1925
Opened	September 2009
Rebuilt	2009
Location

The Glasgow Bridge carries Missouri Route 240 over the Missouri River between Cambridge Township and Glasgow, Missouri.

Original bridge

Old Glasgow Bridge (right) from southwest along with rail bridge upstream from it

The original bridge was a five-span through truss bridge built in 1878–79 and rehabilitated in 1986. Its main span was 343.7 feet and its total length was 2,243.5 feet. It had a deck width of 20.3 feet and vertical clearance of 14.8 feet. It was narrowed to a single lane in its final few years (with stoplights on either side) before being closed and replaced in 2008–09.

Current bridge

The new bridge along with the railroad bridge in 2021

The new bridge opened in September 2009 and the project was completed in autumn of that year.

See also

• List of crossings of the Missouri River

References

• Bridgehunter.com profile

39°13′21″N92°51′01″W / 39.2224°N 92.8503°W / 39.2224; -92.8503