New Highway 47 Bridge About 15 Percent Finished | County | emissourian.com

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Bouts of unseasonably warm weather and a cooperative Missouri River have allowed significant progress to be made on the new Highway 47 bridge over the Missouri River.

Tim Hellebusch, MoDOT resident engineer for the project, said work is about 15 percent complete on the new bridge. He said the project, which began in August, is right on schedule to open in the fall of 2018. . . .

The new structure is designed with two 12-foot driving lanes, two 10-foot shoulders and a 10-foot-wide biking/walking path along the west side. An overlook, where walkers and bikers can stop and view the river and cityscape, is proposed at the center bridge pier.

The new bridge path will connect to a biking/walking path along Highway 47, north of the river, which ties into the state’s Katy Trail, one of the longest continuous bicycle trails in the United States.

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New Highway 47 Bridge About 15 Percent Finished | County | emissourian.com

MoBikeFed comment: The bike/ped path on the bridge will link the Katy Trail to Washington, MO, and will also be a key link between the Katy and the Rock Island Trails when the Rock Island from Windsor to Washington is completed over the coming years.