The next step is for MoDOT and HDR to negotiate the contract.

"We are excited to move to the next step for a new Route 47 Missouri River Bridge," said MoDOT’s Judy Wagner. "This is a great step for Franklin and Warren counties to ensure a new bridge will be constructed that is a vital link for this community."

The cantilevered truss bridge was built in 1934.  Its main span is 144m and it is 780m in length, with a deck width of 6.7m and vertical clearance of 4.45m.  The bridge carries two lanes of traffic.