K-32 Turner Bridge
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| K-32 Turner Bridge | |
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 The new bridge in 2007 |
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| Official name | Turner Diagonal Memorial Bridge |
| Carries | 5 lanes of  K-32/Turner Diagonal (two east, three west) |
| Crosses | Kansas River |
| Locale | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Maintained by | KDOT |
| Design | Thru-Truss (first bridge), Girder (second and current bridge) |
| Opening date | 1955 (first bridge), 2002 (second and current bridge) |
For the third time, K-32 crosses the Kansas River during its almost 60 mile journey through Kansas City, and Topeka. The K-32 Turner Bridge was first opened in 1955 as a two lane steel through-truss bridge. In 2001, the bridge was torn down, due to its major superstructure problems, and with the growing area, could no longer handle the traffic flow as a two lane. By late 2002, the through-truss was gone, and a new five lane girder was in place. The bridge now carries two lanes of eastbound traffic, and three lanes westbound.
The Turner Bridge marks the beginning of the Turner Diagonal.
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