Pony Express Bridge

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Pony Express Bridge
Pony Express Bridge in St. Joseph
Coordinates	39°44′56″N 94°51′35″W / 39.7488°N 94.8597°W / 39.7488; -94.8597
Carries	US 36
Crosses	Missouri River
Locale	Elwood, Kansas and St. Joseph, Missouri
Official name	Pony Express Bridges
Maintained by	Missouri Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Twin Girder bridge
History
Opened	1983
Location

The Pony Express Bridge is a highway girder bridge over the Missouri River connecting Elwood, Kansas with St. Joseph, Missouri on U.S. Route 36 (US 36).

The bridge is referred to in signage as Pony Express Bridges because there are separate bridges for east and west bound traffic. The bridges were built in 1983 to replace a truss bridge built in 1929. The truss bridge was demolished in March 1984.

The bridge is near the Pony Express stables at its eastern terminus in St. Joseph. US 36 to Marysville, Kansas is designated the Pony Express Memorial Highway because it follows the route. The bridge also passes over the family property of Johnny Fry, the "official" first west-bound rider of the Pony Express.

• List of crossings of the Missouri River