Nodaway County Route 46 Bridge Replacement Begins Today

A project to replace the 89-year-old Nodaway River Bridge on Nodaway County Route 46 near Quitman begins today.

Contractors from Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, are closing the bridge today for a bridge replacement project that will close the road until next summer.

During the closure, the contractor will replace the bridge, update guardrail and replace a box culvert near the bridge. All work is scheduled to be complete in early June 2023.

During the closure, motorists will be directed along a signed detour on Route 113, U.S. Route 136 and U.S. Route 59.

The current 222-foot-long structure is in poor condition, has guardrails that do not meet current standards, deteriorating timber abutments, and limits the speed of heavy vehicle crossings to only 15-miles-per-hour.