The Eudora Kaw River Bridge is an automobile and pedestrian crossing of the Kansas River located just north of Eudora, Kansas. A girder bridge, it is the first bridge over the river for almost four miles, as the Highway 2 Bridge is far off to the east.
Eudora Kaw River Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′23″N 95°05′47″W / 38.9564°N 95.0965°W |
| Carries | Two lanes of 222nd Street |
| Crosses | Kansas River |
| Locale | Linwood, Kansas |
| Maintained by | Douglas Co. and Leavenworth Co. |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder |
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The bridge runs concurrent with Leavenworth County's County Road 1 and Douglas County's County Road 1061 and the city of Eudora is just south of the bridge.
The two lane bridge has a span of 1,360 feet[1] and was opened in 1965, built at a cost of $746,000.[2][3][4][5] It was designed to be at least three feet higher than the levels reached in the Great Flood of 1951.[6]
Its predecessor bridge was damaged by ice in 1935 and reopened in 1937,[7] then damaged beyond use by ice in January 1962.[8]
References edit
- ^ (17 July 2009). Crews to Work on Deck of Kansas River Bridge North of Eudora, Lawrence Journal-World
- ^ (17 November 1966). Award Given for Eudora Bridge, Lawrence Journal-World
- ^ (26 October 1965). Bridge at Eudora Will Be Dedicated Officially Sunday, Lawrence Journal-World
- ^ (21 November 1997). County Honored for Bridge Project, Lawrence Journal-World
- ^ (16 November 1993). Kaw River Bridge North of Eudora Needs Work, Lawrence Journal-World
- ^ (28 May 1963). Plans are Started for Eudora Span in 2-year Project, Lawrence Journal-World
- ^ (17 July 1937). Bridge Opening A Big Eudora Event, Lawrence Journal-World
- ^ (15 February 1963). Joy in Eudora, Lawrence Journal-World
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