Grand Glaize Bridge

Grand Glaize Bridge
Coordinates	38°08′01″N92°38′37″W / 38.13361°N 92.64361°W / 38.13361; -92.64361
Carries	US 54
Crosses	Grand Glaize Arm; Lake of the Ozarks
Locale	Camden County, Missouri
Characteristics
Design	Deck truss bridge
History
Construction start	March 1930
Opened	January 1931(original) 1995 (Replacement girder bridges)
Location

The Grand Glaize Bridge, sometime before 1968

The Grand Glaize Bridge is the name of two girder bridges that carry U.S. Route 54 over the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks in the city of Osage Beach, Missouri.

The bridge crosses Grand Glaize Creek that is a tributary to the Osage River in Camden County, Missouri.

History

The original two-lane Grand Glaize Bridge was built in 1931 during the construction of Bagnell Dam and the Lake of the Ozarks. It was a Warren truss or deck truss structure with the trusses built under the deck. Other bridges built across the lake at the time including the Hurricane Deck Bridge over the Osage Arm and the Niangua Bridge over the Niangua Arm were also deck truss structures. The only non-deck-truss bridge on the lake was the Niangua Arm US 54 Bridge. The original bridge had very narrow lanes and no shoulder.

The new parallel girder bridge carrying westbound traffic was completed in 1984. The original bridge was torn down and the new eastbound girder bridge was built in 1995 in the place of the original.

In 2023, both the eastbound bridge and westbound underwent rehabilitation by placing epoxy-wearing on the surface. Only one side was done at a time. ^[1]

There has been proposals to add a pedestrian bridge adjacent to the existing bridge due to no current dedicated pedestrian walkway present. ^[2]

Effective August 2025, the bridge will be named as "Police Officer Phylicia Carson Memorial Bridge" in honor of the fallen officer died in line in duty during high speed chase in August 2024. Senate Bill 348 was signed in June 2025. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri

References

1. Silva, Marina (May 4, 2023). "MoDOT's work on the Grand Glaize Bridge leads to traffic congestion". www.ky3.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
2. Pasley, Tegan (February 4, 2024). "Lake Of The Ozarks Pedestrian Bridge? Osage Beach Mayor Hopes To Find A Way Over The Grand Glaize". LakeExpo.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
3. "SB348 - Modifies provisions relating to state designations". www.senate.mo.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
4. Baechle, Shea (June 27, 2025). "Grand Glaize Bridge in Camden County renamed in honor of late Officer Phylicia Carson". KRCG. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MO-79, " Grand Glaize Bridge, Spanning Lake of Ozarks at U.S. Route 54, Osage Beach, Camden County, MO ", 14 photos, 33 data pages, 1 photo caption page
• Bridgehunter profile