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Historic Bridges: Waddell and Hedrick of Kansas City, Missouri

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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Total Bridges Found: 4

Intercity Viaduct
Woodsweather Bridge - 6th Street Viaduct
HSR

I-70 Eastbound and Riverfront Heritage Trail Over Kansas River (Kaw River) and Various Roads and Railroads in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Metal 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 3,776 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 51.8 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1907 By: Ritler-Conley Manufacturing Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Waddell and Hedrick of Kansas City, Missouri

This extremely long viaduct is also noted for its unusual truss design and conversion into a double-deck bridge.

Lexington Avenue Bridge
HSR

Lexington Avenue Over Chestnut Trafficway in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 386 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Roadway: 42.7 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1901 By: Unknown and Waddell and Hedrick of Kansas City, Missouri

This high level plate girder bridge is the oldest known highway bridge of this type in Missouri.

New Westminster Railway Bridge
Fraser River Swing Bridge
HSR

Railroad (BNSF) Over Fraser River in New Westminster and Surrey: Greater Vancouver District, British Columbia, United States

Metal 17 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,780 ft. Main Span: 380 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Waddell and Hedrick of Kansas City, Missouri

This former double-deck bridge has a unique spread span which is 19 feet wide at one end and 139 feet at the other.

X
Toledo Terminal Railroad Bridge
Upper Maumee River Swing Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Toledo Terminal Railroad) Over Maumee River in Maumee and Perrysburg: Lucas County, Ohio and Wood County, Ohio, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,450 ft. Main Span: 250 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Hedrick of Kansas City, Missouri

This impressive swing bridge was an early surviving work associated with famous engineer J.A.L. Waddell.

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