Cedar County – Contractor crews are set to CLOSE the Missouri Route 97 bridge over Horse Creek north of Jerico Springs until mid-November beginning the week of August 11 to replace the bridge, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
Crews will demolish the existing bridge and replace it with a new structure. In addition, the contractor will add new barrier walls, guardrail at the ends of the bridge and new permanent striping.
The bridge also will be widened by four feet to a total of 24 feet to accommodate two 12-foot-wide lanes.
This bridge was built in 1954 and is in a deteriorating condition. Approximately 780 vehicles cross the bridge daily.
Traffic Impacts:
- All lanes of Route 97 will be CLOSED over Horse Creek until mid-November
- Drivers will have access to driveways and entrances on either end of the work zone, but will not be able to drive through the work zone
- Drivers will be directed along a signed detour using Cedar County routes E, NN and B
- Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone
- Drivers should consider alternate routes during the project
- Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts
Weather and/or construction delays could alter the work schedule.
This work is part of a three-year project to improve 20 bridges seven (7) counties in west central Missouri. Of the 20 bridges in the project, known as the Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle, fourteen (14) bridges will be replaced and six (6) bridges will receive major rehabilitation work. On average, these bridges have been in place for 70 years.
All work in 2025 will be in Cedar, Henry and St. Clair counties, where crews will replace or rehabilitate a total of five (5) bridges.
More information about this project can be found on the project website – Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle.
Project Details:
- Prime Contractor – The ESS Team
- Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. – Columbia
- Bartlett & West – Topeka, Kans.
- Total Project Cost: $38 million
- Contract Completion Date: November 15, 2027
The ESS Team is a partnership of engineering and construction firms that will design and construct the project with oversight by MoDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.
For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest
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