01/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/22/2026 10:07
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Rock Creek Bridge on Atchison County Route F near Westboro is now open following a deck replacement project. Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, reopened the bridge yesterday, Wednesday, Jan. 21.
The bridge had been closed since Oct. 20, 2025.
As a part of this project, the decks were replaced on the Mill Creek Bridge on Holt County Route T and the U.S. Route 59 Bridge over Interstate 29 in Holt County. For more information about this project, visit: https://www.modot.org/projects/missouri-route-59-bridge-rehabilitation-atchison-and-holt.
MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org.
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Missouri Route 59 Bridge Rehabilitation in Atchison and Holt | Missouri Department of Transportation