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pash wrote:St Louis's version has two towers?! They always get the cooler stuff!

wider river and different channel position = different bridge

longer bridge in StL by almost 50% over KC
skinnier at 6 lanes vs 8 lanes in KC
both towers are shorter too. 400 feet vs 550 feet in KC
more cables in KC, 13x8 vs 10x4 in KC

St. Louis has the world's best bridge fans. Just ask them.

flyingember wrote: wider river and different channel position = different bridge

longer bridge in StL by almost 50% over KC
skinnier at 6 lanes vs 8 lanes in KC
both towers are shorter too. 400 feet vs 550 feet in KC
more cables in KC, 13x8 vs 10x4 in KC

No, STL just gets more funding from MODOT than KC. It has nothing to do with a wider river, and different channel position. Don't kid yourself.


Also, I'd check your facts again. The Bond bridge is not 550ft tall, it's 316ft. To even believe that it's over 500ft tall is laughable, as KC's tallest building is barely that height.

One other thing, our bridge is 6 lanes..not 8.

im2kull wrote:

flyingember wrote: wider river and different channel position = different bridge

longer bridge in StL by almost 50% over KC
skinnier at 6 lanes vs 8 lanes in KC
both towers are shorter too. 400 feet vs 550 feet in KC
more cables in KC, 13x8 vs 10x4 in KC

No, STL just gets more funding from MODOT than KC. It has nothing to do with a wider river, and different channel position. Don't kid yourself.


Also, I'd check your facts again. The Bond bridge is not 550ft tall, it's 316ft. To even believe that it's over 500ft tall is laughable, as KC's tallest building is barely that height.

One other thing, our bridge is 6 lanes..not 8.

of course it gets more funding, there's roughly twice as many people on the MO side of StL as the Missouri side of KC. It should get more funding.

You are right on the height of the bridge, but One KC Place is 624 feet tall.

im2kull wrote: One other thing, our bridge is 6 lanes..not 8.

7 lanes. there's an onramp lane that sticks around to become an offramp lane on the other side when going NB. it works because it was designed to have 8 lanes of traffic someday

flyingember wrote:

im2kull wrote: One other thing, our bridge is 6 lanes..not 8.

7 lanes. there's an onramp lane that sticks around to become an offramp lane on the other side when going NB. it works because it was designed to have 8 lanes of traffic someday

They don't include the on-ramp/off-ramp as an actual lane when counting lanes either, so it's just 6 with no plans for expansion.


I knew somebody would mention this, a little surprised it took that long lol!

im2kull wrote:

flyingember wrote:

im2kull wrote: One other thing, our bridge is 6 lanes..not 8.

7 lanes. there's an onramp lane that sticks around to become an offramp lane on the other side when going NB. it works because it was designed to have 8 lanes of traffic someday

They don't include the on-ramp/off-ramp as an actual lane when counting lanes either, so it's just 6 with no plans for expansion.


I knew somebody would mention this, a little surprised it took that long lol!

yeah, completely wrong. it's obvious you aren't learning about the bridge facts before making statements

http://www.kcicon.org/faq.html

Q: What type of new bridge will be constructed
A: A: A 6-lane, landmark, cable-stay, Missouri River bridge expandable to eight lanes.

here's the same type of info for the StL bridge

http://www.newriverbridge.org/overview-bridge.html

The bridge is two lanes in each direction, but is wide enough to be restriped for three lanes in each direction if traffic volumes warrant and additional funding is secured.

City Manager Brian Platt tweeted that lights are being repaired today on the Bond Bridge.

https://x.com/BrianDavidPlatt/status/17 ... 90500?s=20

FangKC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:02 pm City Manager Brian Platt tweeted that lights are being repaired today on the Bond Bridge.

https://x.com/BrianDavidPlatt/status/17 ... 90500?s=20

Love the reflection. The river appears deceptively calm.