Rulo Bridge

	Rulo Bridge
	Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	US 159, Rulo, Nebraska, and Holt County, Missouri
Coordinates	40°3′14.35″N 95°25′13.95″W / 40.0539861°N 95.4205417°W
Built	1938
Architect	Harrington & Cortelyou
MPS	Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000718
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 4, 1993
Removed from NRHP	November 16, 2015

The Rulo Bridge is a bridge that carries U.S. Route 159 over the Missouri River between Rulo, Nebraska and Minton Township, Missouri west of Big Lake.

1939 bridge

The old Rulo Bridge *(left)*, pictured from the Missouri side in 2006, was immediately adjacent to the Rulo Rail Bridge. The replacement bridge is farther downstream.

The old Rulo bridge was a truss bridge built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration and Kansas City Bridge Company. It was featured in the 1973 film Paper Moon, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[2]

The historic bridge was imploded on January 19, 2014,^[3] and removed from the National Register that year.^[4]

2013 bridge

In March 2009, Nebraska Department of Roads approved a plan for a new bridge, which would be 650 feet (200 m) south of the old bridge.^[5]^[6] The new Rulo bridge opened in 2013.^[3]^[7]

The bridge was indefinitely closed to all traffic in April 2019 as a result of the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods. 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.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ Hess, Demian (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rulo Bridge" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 1 photograph)
^ ^a ^b "Large crowd gathers to watch Rulo Bridge implosion". St. Joseph News-Press. January 20, 2014. p. A5. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/16/15 Through 11/20/15". National Park Service. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
^ "New Bridge at Rulo is Approved". Omaha World-Herald. March 5, 2009.
^ "New Rulo Bridge Design Plans OK'd". Omaha World-Herald. March 9, 2009.
^ Laukaitis, Algis J. (January 19, 2014). "Span of historic Rulo bridge destroyed". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
^ "US Rte 159 opened to Rulo, Nebraska". KQ2.com. September 6, 2019.
^ "NOW OPEN: U.S. Route 159 access to Rulo, Nebraska restored | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. September 6, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ "NOW OPEN: U.S. Route 159 access to Rulo, Nebraska restored again | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. October 31, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ McKim, Nikki (September 11, 2019). "Rulo Bridge now open, but 159 in MO still closed". Falls City Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[DNR-2] Hess, Demian (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rulo Bridge" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 1 photograph)

[imploded-3] "Large crowd gathers to watch Rulo Bridge implosion". St. Joseph News-Press. January 20, 2014. p. A5. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/16/15 Through 11/20/15". National Park Service. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

[5] "New Bridge at Rulo is Approved". Omaha World-Herald. March 5, 2009.

[6] "New Rulo Bridge Design Plans OK'd". Omaha World-Herald. March 9, 2009.

[7] Laukaitis, Algis J. (January 19, 2014). "Span of historic Rulo bridge destroyed". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

[8] "US Rte 159 opened to Rulo, Nebraska". KQ2.com. September 6, 2019.

[9] "NOW OPEN: U.S. Route 159 access to Rulo, Nebraska restored | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. September 6, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[10] "NOW OPEN: U.S. Route 159 access to Rulo, Nebraska restored again | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. October 31, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[11] McKim, Nikki (September 11, 2019). "Rulo Bridge now open, but 159 in MO still closed". Falls City Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

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