Paseo Bridge

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bridge_name=Paseo Bridge

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caption=Bridge from upriver side on the ASB Bridge in February 2008. Worlds of Fun is in the background.
official_name=Paseo Bridge
carries=4 lanes of
crosses=Missouri River
locale=Kansas City, Missouri
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id=6674
design=Suspension
mainspan=616.0 feet
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open=1954National Bridge Inventory database, structure no. [http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=29&struct=6674 6674] ]
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coordinates=coord|39|07|22|N|94|33|57|W|region:US_type:landmark_source:gnis|display=inline,titleThe Paseo Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri. It carries Interstates 29 and 35 and U.S. Route 71 over the bridge.

Background and future

It was built in 1954 [James Baughn, James. [http://bridges.midwestplaces.com/mo/clay/paseo/ Paseo Bridge] . "Historic Bridges of the Midwest". URL accessed 30 April 2006.] and was rehabilitated in 1984 and 2005. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the bridge handles 95,000 vehicles a day, [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2005/02/14/daily25.html] . URL accessed 30 April 2006.] making it the most used bridge in Kansas City. The Paseo Bridge serves as the main connection between Kansas City and the Northland (the area of Kansas City north of the Missouri River).At the time it was built, it was the longest self connected suspension bridge ever constructed worldwide.

MoDOT is planning to replace the bridge with the Christopher S. Bond Bridge. Construction of the new cable-stayed bridge is scheduled to begin in April 2008 and be completed in 2011. The Paseo Bridge will be open during the initial construction.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Missouri River

References

*gnis|755358

Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = Missouri River
bridge = Paseo Bridge
bridge signs =
upstream = Heart of America Bridge
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downstream = Christopher S. Bond Bridge (Kansas City) (scheduled opening 2011)
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