The new K-55 bridge between Belle Plaine and Udall has opened to traffic, the Kansas Department of Transportation announced Friday.
Construction began a little over a year ago and was completed around the time expected, KDOT says. During the work, signs directed traffic to a detour to the north of K-55 on state highways.
Besides the bridge replacement, the nearly $8.23 million project also involved grading and surfacing. The bridge, which replaces one built in 1933, spans the Arkansas River.
A.M. Cohron & Son Inc., of Atlantic, Iowa, was the primary contractor.
