Powder Mill Bridge bike/ped crossing of I-435 in KC is a step toward completing historic Santa Fe Trail bike/ped route | Raytown-Brooking Eagle

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The Santa Fe, California and Oregon retracement trail from Wayne City Landing on the Missouri River to Gardner Junction, Kansas is one step closer to being completed with the completion of the Powder Mill Bridge, the longest pedestrian passing across an interstate highway.

The bridge, which takes pedestrians over Interstate 435 near Bannister Road, was completed at the end of 2015 and was dedicated June 9 with national, state and local parks officials in attendance.

The 40-mile stretch from Wayne City Landing to Gardner Junction is the only section in the country where three national historic trails meet.

“The National Park Service, when they realized that the three trails intersect with the Katy Trail right here, they are going absolutely – just nothing better could happen for the trail system,” said Larry Short, vice president of the National Santa Fe Trail Association and co- founder of the 3-Trails Corridor Partnership. “They can get on the Katy Trail in St. Louis and they’ll be able to eventually come here and join up and get on the Santa Fe, Oregon and California trail and go all the way to Santa Fe or California from right here in the heart of our city.”

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