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Historic Bridges: Platte County, 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.

Total Bridges Found: 3

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Bee Creek Boulevard Bridge
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Bee Creek Boulevard Over Bee Creek in Rural: Platte County, Missouri, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 103 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Unknown
This is one of several examples of this unusual truss bridge style built in both Kansas and Missouri.
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Platte Purchase Bridge
New Fairfax Bridge
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Northbound US-69 Over Missouri River and Railroad (Union Pacific) in Kansas City and Riverside: Platte County, Missouri, and Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States
Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,602 ft. Main Span: 475 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1957 By: Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri
This was the second and newer of what was once a pair of historic cantilever truss bridges at this location.
Waddell "A" Truss Bridge
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Park Walkway Over Rush Creek in Parkville: Platte County, Missouri, United States
Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected A-Frame Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1898 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works) and J. A. L. Waddell
This is one of only two surviving a-frame bridges in the country designed by J.A.L. Waddells himself.

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