While this large truss lift bridge was built to serve railroad traffic on the lower deck, no railroad ever used this bridge

Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota to South Yankton, Cedar County, Nebraska

Owner: National Park Service

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas

for

Meridian Highway Bridge Company

Design:
7 span double deck Pratt through truss

Description:
Double-decker truss lift bridge over Missouri River

Significance: