Christopher S. Bond Bridge

The Christopher S. Bond Bridge — often the “Bond Bridge” or “Kit Bond Bridge” — is a dual-span cable-stayed bridge carrying I-29, I-35, and US 71 across the Missouri River between downtown Kansas City and the Northland. It opened to limited traffic September 27, 2010 and all lanes December 18, 2010, replacing the demolished Paseo Bridge. Its 260-foot delta-shaped pylon rises 316 feet above the river, giving downtown KC its most photographed 21st-century engineering silhouette.¹

Overview

Opened	September 27, 2010 (limited); December 18, 2010 (all lanes)1
Replaced	Paseo Bridge (demolition completed July 1, 2011)1
Type	Dual-span cable-stayed bridge1
Pylon	Delta-shaped, 260 ft tall; rises 316 ft above the Missouri River1
Carries	Six lanes of I-29 / I-35 / US 71, plus one auxiliary northbound lane (designed for future four through-lanes each way without widening)1
Named for	Christopher “Kit” Bond — former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator1
Program cost	$245 million (bridge + ~2 mi of I-29/I-35 corridor upgrade)1
Construction began	April 20081
Architect (bridge)	Bradley Touchstone, DodStone Group (Tallahassee, FL)1
Designer	Parsons Corporation1
Contractor	Paseo Corridor Constructors (JV of Clarkson, Massman, Kiewit)1

History

Construction began in April 2008 as part of a $245 million program that also upgraded roughly 2 miles of the I-29/I-35 corridor on either side. The bridge opened to limited traffic on September 27, 2010, with all lanes operational December 18, 2010.¹

The predecessor Paseo Bridge remained in service until demolition began after the new bridge opened; demolition was completed July 1, 2011.¹

Design

The bridge is a dual-span cable-stayed structure with a distinctive delta-shaped pylon 260 feet tall, rising 316 feet above the Missouri River. It carries six lanes of I-29, I-35, and US 71, plus one auxiliary northbound lane, and was designed to accommodate four through lanes in each direction in the future without widening.¹

Architect Bradley Touchstone of the DodStone Group in Tallahassee, Florida, designed the bridge form; Parsons Corporation handled the engineering design. The contractor was Paseo Corridor Constructors (PCC), a joint venture of Clarkson Construction Company, Massman Construction Co., and Kiewit Construction Co.¹

Naming

The bridge honors Christopher “Kit” Bond, a former Missouri Governor and United States Senator from Missouri.¹

Sources

See also

• missouri-river
• the-northland
• downtown-kc
• asb-bridge
• broadway-bridge
• Wiki

Footnotes

1. Wikipedia — “Christopher S. Bond Bridge (Kansas City, Missouri).” — asserts: limited-traffic opening September 27, 2010; all lanes operational December 18, 2010; replacement of the demolished Paseo Bridge; dual-span cable-stayed structure; delta-shaped pylon 260 ft tall rising 316 ft above the river; carries six lanes of I-29, I-35, US 71 plus one auxiliary northbound lane; designed for four through lanes each way in the future without widening; $245M program cost including ~2 mi of I-29/I-35 upgrade; construction began April 2008; bridge architect Bradley Touchstone (DodStone Group, Tallahassee); designer Parsons Corporation; contractor Paseo Corridor Constructors JV of Clarkson, Massman, and Kiewit; naming for Christopher “Kit” Bond, former MO Governor and U.S. Senator; Paseo Bridge demolition completed July 1, 2011. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷