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Waddell "A" Truss Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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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Platte Purchase Bridge
New Fairfax Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.1 Miles (6.6 Kilometers)

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.

Parkwood Park Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.3 Miles (6.9 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Depression in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built By: Unknown

This unusual concrete arch bridge forms a visual centerpiece for Parkwood Park.

Westheight Park Bridges
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.3 Miles (6.9 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Jersey Creek in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

Westheight Park has this pair of small, identical foot bridges with ornamental details.

13th Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.3 Miles (7 Kilometers)

13th Street Over Pedestrian Walkway in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge currently crosses a trail, but likely originally crossed a creek that appears to have been relocated.

Intercity Viaduct
Woodsweather Bridge - 6th Street Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.9 Kilometers)

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 River Railroad Bridge
Chicago Great Western Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (9.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Kansas River (Kaw River) in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 955 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1903 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

This impressive multi-span through truss bridge has one more truss span that it had when originally constructed.

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Lewis and Clark Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (9.9 Kilometers)

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.

Kansas City Southern Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Kansas City Southern) Over Kansas River (Kaw River) in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 810 ft. Main Span: 310 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1916 By: Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas and Waddell and Son of Kansas City, Missouri

This railroad bridge features impressive and graceful Parker truss spans.

Central Avenue Bridge
Central Avenue Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.6 Miles (10.7 Kilometers)

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.

Kansas River Railroad Bridges
HSR

Rough Distance: 7 Miles (11.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Kansas River (Kaw River) in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 736 ft. Main Span: 196 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1900 By: Unknown

This is a part of similar yet different railroad truss bridges that sit right next to each other.

18th Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.4 Kilometers)

US-69 (18th Street) Over Kansas River and Railroad (BNSF) in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Metal Continuous (Straight Chords) Bolt-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,227 ft. Main Span: 424 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1959 By: Unknown

This is a large deck truss bridge composed of a wide deck supported by three truss lines.

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Broadway Bridge
Buck O'Neil Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.3 Miles (11.8 Kilometers)

US-169 (Broadway Boulevard) Over Missouri River and Various Streets and Railroads in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri and Clay County, Missouri, United States

Metal Tied Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 2,764 ft. Main Span: 540 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1955 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff of Kansas City, Missouri

A monumental bridge with a complex approach system displays traditional riveted fabrication applied to then-modern superhighway design.

Hannibal Bridge
Second Hannibal Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (11.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (BNSF) Over Missouri River in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri and Clay County, Missouri, United States

Metal 17 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,560 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1917 By: Union Bridge and Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Charles Hopkins Cartlidge

Located at a historical crossing, this impressive swing bridge was originally a double-deck highway and railroad bridge.

Broadway-Woodswether Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (12 Kilometers)

Woodswether Road Over Railroad (Union Pacific) in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 500 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1951 By: George Bennett Construction Company and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff of Kansas City, Missouri

This 1950s viaduct winds its way under the larger Broadway Bridge.

12th Street Viaduct
12th Street Trafficway
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.4 Miles (12 Kilometers)

12th Street Over Railroad (BNSF) and Various Streets in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Concrete Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,054 ft. Main Span: 149 ft. Roadway: 51.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Graff Construction Company of Seattle, Washington and Kansas City, Missouri and Waddell and Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri

One of the earliest large-scale bridges to be built of concrete, this large viaduct includes a unique double-deck arch span.

Rock Island - Armourdale Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.5 Miles (12 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific) Over Kansas River (Kaw River) in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 740 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1905 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This classic railroad bridge sits abandoned and would be a great candidate for conversion for pedestrian use.

Kansas Avenue Bridge
23rd Street Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.5 Miles (12.1 Kilometers)

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.

ASB Bridge
Fratt Bridge - Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (BNSF) Over Missouri River in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri and Clay County, Missouri, United States

Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,475 ft. Main Span: 428 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Waddell and Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri

This unique bridge is one of only two unusual telescoping vertical lift bridges in the country.

Highline Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.4 Kilometers)

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.

7th Street Trafficway Bridge
Herman G. Dillion Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.5 Kilometers)

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.

Shawnee Road Bridge
Shawnee Street Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.9 Kilometers)

Shawnee Road Over 7th Street Trafficway (US-169) in Kansas City: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Metal Hingeless Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 94 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1934 By: Kansas City Structural Steel Company of Kansas City, Kansas

This is an uncommon example of a relatively short-span riveted steel deck arch bridge, and the only such bridge in Kansas.

Union Station Bridge
Michael R. Haverty Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.8 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Railroad (Kansas City Southern) in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1892 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)

This historic railroad truss bridge was relocated and reused as a pedestrian bridge for Union Station.

Cliff Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.3 Kilometers)

Cliff Drive Over Chestnut Trafficway in Kansas City: Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 77 ft. Roadway: 43 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: H. B. Thompson of Kansas City, Missouri

This is an attractive concrete arch bridge that compliments its park setting.

Lexington Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.3 Kilometers)

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.

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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