More: Missouri River bridge named for fallen Marine nears full opening to I-70 traffic. While the eastbound bridge is open, final touches still are needed and all work should finish by the spring.

Lunda Team awarded contract to build new Rocheport Bridge at Missouri River One more year — I-70 bridge replacement at Rocheport to start fall 2021 The Lance Cpl. Leon Deraps Bridge was named in ...

The Lance Corporal Leon Derapes I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport is expected to help the flow of traffic along one of the state’s busiest interstates. Nearly 50,000 vehicles drive across ...

Explosions rang out over the Missouri River in September 2023 when the old Rocheport bridge on I-70 was demolished. Fifteen months later, the new I-70 bridge in Columbia is nearly ready for traffic.

This article was originally published with the title “ Suspension Bridge over the Missouri River ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 21 No. 9 (August 1869), p. 132 doi:10.1038 ...

Kansas City’s future as a rail center was assured by the construction of the first bridge across the Missouri River on July 3, 1869, when this photograph was made.

The Lance Corporal Leon Derapes I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport is expected to help the flow of traffic along one of the state’s busiest interstates. Nearly 50,000 vehicles drive across ...