The Rulo Bridge is the name for whatever bridge crosses Missouri River on U.S. Route 159 (US 159) from the village of Rulo in Richardson County, Nebraska, to Holt County, Missouri, west of Big Lake.

1939 Bridge

The old Rulo bridge was a truss bridge built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration and

Kansas City Bridge Company The Kansas City Bridge Company was a bridge building company that built many bridges throughout the Midwest United States in the early 1900s. The company was founded in 1893 and ceased business around 1960. A number of its works are listed on the ...

and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was featured in the movie '' Paper Moon''. (includes 1 photograph) In March 2009, Nebraska Department of Roads approved a plan for a new bridge, which would be south of the current bridge. The current Rulo Bridge would then be dismantled.

2013 Bridge

The new Rulo bridge opened in 2013, and the historic bridge was imploded on January 19, 2014. It was removed from the National Register the next year. The replacement bridge was indefinitely closed to all traffic in April 2019 as a result of the

2019 Midwestern U.S. floods The Midwestern United States experienced major floods in the spring of 2019, primarily along the Missouri River and its tributaries in Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas. The Mississippi River also saw flooding, although startin ...

. 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. Corp of Eng

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Nebraska Department of Roads Rulo Bridge Construction websiteBridgehunter
Buildings and structures in Holt County, Missouri Buildings and structures in Richardson County, Nebraska Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Bridges completed in 1939 Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Bridges over the Missouri River Works Progress Administration in Missouri Works Progress Administration in Nebraska U.S. Route 159 Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Richardson County, Nebraska Truss bridges in the United States Metal bridges in the United States Former National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska {{Nebraska-bridge-struct-stub

1939 Bridge

2013 Bridge

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