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Rulo Bridge
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Rulo Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The original Rulo Bridge (left), pictured from the Missouri side in 2006, with the Rulo Rail Bridge behind it | |
| Location |  US 159, Rulo, Nebraska, and Holt County, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 40°3′14.35″N 95°25′13.95″W / 40.0539861°N 95.4205417°W |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Harrington & Cortelyou |
| MPS | Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000718[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1993 |
| Removed from NRHP | November 16, 2015 |
The Rulo Bridge is a bridge that carries U.S. Route 159 over the Missouri River between Rulo, Nebraska and Minton Township, Missouri west of Big Lake.
History
[edit]The old Rulo bridge was a truss bridge built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration and Kansas City Bridge Company. It was featured in the 1973 film Paper Moon, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[2]
The historic bridge was imploded on January 19, 2014,[3] and removed from the National Register that year.[4]
Current bridge
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In March 2009, Nebraska Department of Roads approved a plan for a new bridge, which would be 650 feet (200 m) south of the old bridge.[5][6] The new Rulo bridge opened in 2013.[3][7]
The bridge was indefinitely closed to all traffic in April 2019 as a result of the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods. It reopened in September 2019 for access to Missouri Route 111, and the remainder of U.S. Route 159 was reopened in late October for access to Interstate 29.[8][9][10][11]
See also
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- List of crossings of the Missouri River
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Richardson County, Nebraska
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Holt County, Missouri
- List of historic bridges in Nebraska
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Hess, Demian (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rulo Bridge" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 1 photograph)
- ^ a b "Large crowd gathers to watch Rulo Bridge implosion". St. Joseph News-Press. January 20, 2014. p. A5. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/16/15 Through 11/20/15" (PDF). National Park Service. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "New Bridge at Rulo is Approved". Omaha World-Herald. March 5, 2009.
- ^ "New Rulo Bridge Design Plans OK'd". Omaha World-Herald. March 9, 2009.
- ^ Laukaitis, Algis J. (January 19, 2014). "Span of historic Rulo bridge destroyed". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "US Rte 159 opened to Rulo, Nebraska". KQ2.com. September 6, 2019.
- ^ "NOW OPEN: U.S. Route 159 access to Rulo, Nebraska restored | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. September 6, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "NOW OPEN: U.S. Route 159 access to Rulo, Nebraska restored again | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. October 31, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ McKim, Nikki (September 11, 2019). "Rulo Bridge now open, but 159 in MO still closed". Falls City Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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