This is my sixth installment visiting the bridges and structures of a
great American river. In this outing, we visit the bridges, locks, and
dams on the Missouri River. The mighty Missouri is the longest river
in North America, wandering from its confluence with the Mississippi
River at St. Louis, Missouri, and heading north and west to its source
in western Montana. The river has three distinct sections. The lower
river is channelized to support river navigation.
Through the Dakotas and eastern Montana, the river is characterized by
a series of monumental dams. The river is much like a mountain stream
from central Montana back to its source at Three Forks.
In this installment, we look at the Lower Missouri River, which runs a
course of 735 miles from the Mississippi River at St. Louis, though
Kansas City, and then north to Sioux City, Iowa.
Status—this section is just getting underway. Check back during
the spring and summer as I get a chance to work on photographing the
lower Missouri River.
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Structures By Location
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Directory Of Structures
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| East Central Missouri |
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| Washington Bridge (MO-47) |
| Hermann Bridge |
| Senator Christopher S. Bond Bridge (MO-19) |
| Jefferson City Bridge (US-54, 63) |
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| West Central Missouri |
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| Rocheport Bridge (I-70) |
| Railroad Bridge (MKT) |
| Glasgow Bridge (MO-240) |
| Glasgow Railroad Bridge (KCS) |
| Miami Bridge (MO-41) |
| Waverly Bridge (US-24, 65) |
| Ike Skelton Bridge (MO-13) |
| Sibley Railroad Bridge (BNSF) |
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| Kansas City Area |
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| Liberty Bend Bridge (MO-291) |
| Harry S. Truman Bridge (BNSF) |
| Interstate Bridge (I-435) |
| Chouteau Bridge (MO-269) |
| Paseo Bridge (I-29, 35) |
| Christopher S. Bond Bridge |
| Heart Of America Bridge (MO-9) |
| ASB Bridge (BNSF) |
| Second Hannibal Bridge (BNSF) |
| Broadway Bridge (US-169) |
| Platte Purchase Bridge (US-69) |
| Fairfax Bridge (US-69) |
| Interstate Bridge (I-635) |
| Interstate Bridge (I-435) |
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| Kansas — Missouri |
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| Centennial Bridge (MO, K-92) |
| Amelia Earhart Bridge (US-59) |
| Atchison Rail Bridge (BNSF) |
| Pony Express Bridge (US-36) |
| St. Joseph Swing Bridge (UPRR) |
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| Nebraska — Missouri |
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| Rulo Bridge (US-159) |
| Rulo Rail Bridge (BNSF) |
| Brownville Bridge (US-136) |
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| Nebraska — Iowa |
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| Nebraska City Bridge (IA, NE-2) |
| Plattsmouth Bridge (US-34) |
| Railroad Bridge (BNSF) |
| Pipeline Bridge |
| Bellevue Bridge (IA, NE-370) |
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| Omaha Area |
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| South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge (US-275) |
| Interstate Bridge (I-80) |
| Omaha Railroad Bridge (UPRR) |
| Gerald R. Ford Bridge (I-480) |
| Pedestrian Bridge |
| Omaha Railroad Bridge (CN) |
| Mormon Bridge (I-680) |
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| Nebraska — Iowa |
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| Abraham Lincoln bridge (US-30) |
| Blair Railroad Bridge (UPRR) |
| Decatur Bridge (NE-51) |
| Pipeline Bridge |
| Sergeant Floyd Memorial Bridge (I-129) |
| Sioux City Railroad Bridge (BNSF) |
| Siouxland Veterans Memorial Bridge (US-77) |
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