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Historic Bridges: Kansas River (Kaw River) and Various Roads and Railroads

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: 6

7th Street Trafficway Bridge
Herman G. Dillion Bridge
HSR

7th Street (US-169) Northbound Lanes Over Kansas River (Kaw River) and Various Roads and Railroads in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 2,018 ft. Main Span: 334 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1932 By: Unknown

This graceful cantilever deck truss is surrounded by another bridge plus fences and railroads and is hard to view and photograph.

Central Avenue Bridge
Central Avenue Viaduct
HSR

Central Avenue Over Kansas River (Kaw River) and Various Roads and Railroads in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 3,451 ft. Main Span: 250 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1918 By: Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Harrington, Howard, and Ash of Kansas City, Missouri

While its use, deck configuration, and approach system have changed over the years, the double deck truss spans over the river remain intact.

Highline Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Kansas City Terminal Railway) Over Kansas River (Kaw River) and Various Roads and Railroads in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 5,211 ft. Main Span: 304 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1917 By: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This rare double-deck railroad bridge is an elevated viaduct that also includes an extremely long series of approach spans.

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.

Kansas Avenue Bridge
23rd Street Viaduct
HSR

Kansas Avenue Over Kansas River (Kaw River) and Various Roads and Railroads in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,395 ft. Main Span: 322 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1921 By: Kansas City Structural Steel Company of Kansas City, Kansas and Hedrick and Cochrane of Kansas City, Missouri

This bridge does not look like a typical cantilever truss bridge because it uses its cantilever design in a very unusual way.

X
Lewis and Clark Viaduct
HSR

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

Metal 10 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 3,049 ft. Main Span: 304 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1963 By: Unknown

This long viaduct includes unusual main truss spans that form a Y configuration.

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