A truss bridge between Buchanan COunty, Missouri and Atchison, Kansas on U.S. Route 59, the Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge crosses over the Missouri River and is named in honor of the famous aviator Amelia Earhart. The original bridge was built from 1937 to 1938, however, the Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge was replaced with a new bridge by the same name. The tier-arch, four-lane bridge features LED lighting that can be programmed for various functions and colors, including lighting the arch lights on the bridge to look like a fluttering American flag with the reflection in the river.

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