Lexington Bridge (Lexington, Missouri)



The Lexington Bridge was a seven-span truss bridge on Route 13 over the Missouri River at Lexington, Missouri, between Ray County, Missouri, and Lafayette County, Missouri. It was designed by the Kansas City Bridge Company and opened on October 31, 1924. The main span was 408 ft and the total length was 3,072.4 ft. Its deck width was 20 ft and it had vertical clearance of 18.1 ft. It was closed upon the opening of the new Ike Skelton Bridge on June 25, 2005, and was demolished the next month.