The new Rulo bridge opened in 2013, and the historic bridge was imploded on January 19, 2014.[5][6] It was removed from the National Register the next year.[7] The replacement bridge was indefinitely closed to all traffic in April 2019 as a result of the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods. It reopened in September 2019 for access to Missouri Route 111, and the remainder of U.S. Route 159 was reopened in late October for access to Interstate 29.[8][9][10][11]