- Platte Purchase Bridge
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bridge_name= Platte Purchase Bridge
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carries=U.S. Route 69 North
crosses=Missouri River
locale=Kansas City, Kansas toPlatte County, Missouri
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design=Truss bridge
mainspan= 465.96 feet
length= 2552.19 feet
width= 28.31 feet
clearance= 15.02 feet
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open=1957
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long=The Platte Purchase Bridge is a
truss bridge over theMissouri River that handles northboundU.S. Route 69 fromKansas City, Kansas toPlatte County, Missouri .Its sister bridge the Fairfax Bridge handles southbound traffic. It is part of the
Seventh Street Trafficway betweenFairfax, Kansas andRiverside, Missouri . It is named for thePlatte Purchase .It was built in 1957 and previously was a toll bridge. Its biggest span is 465.96 feet and it is 2552.19 feet long and has a deck width of 28.31 feet and vertical clearance of 15.02 feet.
ee also
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List of crossings of the Missouri River Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place =Missouri River
bridge = Platte Purchase Bridge
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upstream = Fairfax Bridge
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downstream = Broadway Bridge
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