Turner Bridge

K-32 Turner Bridge
The new bridge in 2007
Coordinates	39°05′36″N 94°42′36″W / 39.0934°N 94.7100°W / 39.0934; -94.7100Coordinates: 39°05′36″N 94°42′36″W / 39.0934°N 94.7100°W / 39.0934; -94.7100
Carries	5 lanes of K-32 (Turner Diagonal) (two east, three west)
Crosses	Kansas River
Locale	Kansas City, Kansas
Official name	Turner Diagonal Memorial Bridge
Maintained by	KDOT
Characteristics
Design	Thru-Truss (first bridge), Girder (second and current bridge)
History
Opened	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.

Crossings of the Kansas River
Upstream Interstate 435 Bridge K-32 Turner Bridge Downstream Interstate 635 Bridge