Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.561369,-94.769485
Carries Route Y over Branch of Bee Creek
Design: arch/deck/luten
Design Details: Luten arch
Total Length: 89.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Bee Creek on Route Y
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.532837,-94.769764
Carries Route Y over Brady Branch
Design: arch/deck/luten
Design Details: Luten arch
Total Length: 97.1 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Three-span concrete arch bridge over Brady Branch on Route Y
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.675556,-94.891389
Carries Bluff Road over Branch of Horseshoe Lake
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 29.8 Feet
Span Length: 23.9 Feet
Overview: Small arch bridge over a branch of Horseshoe Lake on Bluff Road in St. Joseph
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.660514,-94.923434
Carries US 59 over CBQ Railroad
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Seven through plate girder spans
Total Length: 769.8 Feet
Span Length: 115.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over the CBQ Railroad on US 59
History: Built 1936-37; Repalced 2015
Built: 1937
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.557367,-94.666067
Carries MO 116 over Castile Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel Warren pony truss
Total Length: 403.7 Feet
Span Length: 100.7 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Castile Creek on MO 116
History: Built 1933; replaced 2004
Built: 1933
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.806467,-94.760093
Carries Cook Road over One Hundred and Two River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 189.9 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over One Hundred and Two River on Cook Road
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 2003
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.781138,-94.846238
Carries Eleventh Street over Maple Leaf Parkway
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Skewed concrete deck girder
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Maple Leaf Parkway on Eleventh Street in St. Joseph
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.719026,-94.857582
Carries King Hill Parkway over Barbara Street-S 2nd St
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder with curved haunches
Total Length: 77.0 Feet
Span Length: 43.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Barbara Street-S 2nd St on King Hill Parkway in St. Joseph
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Buchanan County
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King Hill Parkway Bridge
Photo taken by Brendan Welch
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.628333,-94.880000
Carries S.W. Lower De Kalb Road over Contrary Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 176.8 Feet
Span Length: 71.8 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss on Lower De Kalb Road over Contrary Creek
History: Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1998; replaced 2013
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.722211,-94.636745
Carries Route N (E. Elijah Street) over Branch of Platte River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Small concrete deck arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Branch of Platte River on Route N (E. Elijah Street) at Easton
History:
Built:
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.755707,-94.736311
Carries Mitchell Road (formerly US 36?) over 102 River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Skewed, riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 219.1 Feet
Span Length: 150.9 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the 102 River on Mitchell Road east of St. Joseph
History: Built 1922; replaced 2005
Built: 1922
Location: Buchanan County
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265263
Photo taken by Greg Hurt
265264
Photo taken by Greg Hurt
265265
Photo taken by Greg Hurt
265266
Photo taken by Greg Hurt
265267
Photo taken by Greg Hurt
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.797701,-94.842410
Carries Northwest Parkway over abandoned railroad
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Three-span concrete deck girder with 6 ribs
Total Length: 107.9 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over abandoned railroad tracks on Northwest Parkway in St. Joseph
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.695833,-94.665000
Carries S.E. O'Brian Road over Riley Branch
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.8 Feet
Span Length: 48.8 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Riley Branch on S.E. O'Brian Road
History: Built 1965
Built: 1965
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.551200,-94.676787
Carries MO 116 over Platte River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted Pratt through truss
Total Length: 662.9 Feet
Span Length: 120.3 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Platte River on MO 116
History: Built 1933; replaced 2004
Built: 1933
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.550556,-94.940000
Carries SW 46th Road over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 70.8 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sugar Creek on SW 46th Road
History: Built ca. 1970
Built: ca. 1970
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by a modern bridge
Location: 39.718799,-94.702306
Carries Saxton Road over Platte River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 252.0 Feet
Span Length: 152.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Platte River on Saxton-Easton Road
History: Built 1925 by the Witham Construction Co.; replaced 1989
Built: 1925
Location: Buchanan County
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123733
View Of East Portal And Approach, Looking West
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123734
View Of West Portal And Approach, Looking East
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123735
Side View Of Bridge, Looking South
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123736
Side View Of Bridge, Looking North
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123737
Oblique View Of Bridge, Looking Northwest
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123738
Oblique View Of Bridge, Looking Northeast
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123739
Oblique View Of Bridge, Looking Southeast
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123740
View Of Bearing And Rocker At Southwest Corner Of Main Span
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123741
View Showing East Bent Of Main Span
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123742
View Showing Underside Of Main Span, Looking West
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123743
View Showing Upper Bracing, Looking East
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
123744
View Showing Vertical Member, Diagonal Members And Handrail
Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Replaced by a culvert
Location: 39.743708,-94.821005
Carries Bryce Road over Branch of Whitehead Creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet
Overview: Lost arch bridge over a branch of Whitehead Creek on Bryce Road (old alignment) in St. Joseph
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.753589,-94.859210
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Missouri River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 1505.0 Feet
Span Length: 470.0 Feet
Overview: Pennsylvania through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on the Union Pacific Railroad in St. Joseph, MO and Elwood, KS.
History: Built 1904; Swing Span and Piers Replaced 1918/19
Built: 1906
Location: Buchanan County
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117073
Bridge must be photographed from a great distance using a zoom lens. Note the fourth span behind the trees on the extreme left.
Photo taken by Robert Elder
117074
Pennsylvania truss.
Photo taken by Robert Elder
124666
Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in April 2008
202975
Vier from the left descending bank.
Photo taken by Mark Frazier in October 2007
202976
Photo stitch of the Bridge
Photo taken by Mark Frazier in October 2007
202977
From the U.S. 36 Bridge - Flood of 2011
Water nearly at the low steel of the bridge.
Photo taken by Mark Frazier in July 2011
210455
Photo taken by Ben Tate in August 2011
210456
Photo taken by Ben Tate in August 2011
210457
Photo taken by Ben Tate in August 2011
210458
Photo taken by Ben Tate in August 2011
252583
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in April 2013
252584
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in April 2013
252585
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in April 2013
252586
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in April 2013
264638
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
363115
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363116
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
East Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363117
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Upper Angle Connection, Swing Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363118
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Upper Connection, Swing Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363119
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Lower connection, Swing Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363120
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Sway Bracing, Swing Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363121
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363122
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Pier, East Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363123
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363124
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363125
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363126
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363127
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Portal Bracing, Swing Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363128
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Middle of Swing Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363129
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
West Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363130
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Swing Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363131
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Gears
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363132
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
North Leaf
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363133
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363134
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363135
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
American Bridge Company
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363136
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Lower Connection, West Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363137
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363138
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Upper Angle Connection, West Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363139
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Upper Connection, West Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363140
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Pier, West Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363141
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363142
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363143
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Sway Bracing, West Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363144
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
363145
St. Joseph Swing Bridge
Portal Bracing, West Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.755000,-94.731667
Carries Mitchell Road over Platte River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 175.9 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Platte River on Mitchell Road
History: Built ca. 1930; replaced 1992
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Bridge still remains but is bypassed by a new alignment
Location: 39.718048,-94.684266
Carries Saxton Road over Third Fork Platte River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 136.2 Feet
Span Length: 101.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Third Fork Platte River on Saxton Road
History: Built ca. 1925; bypassed by new bridge in 1996
Built: 1925
Location: Buchanan County
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371510
Glad they didn't finish "Phase 2" of the "bridge improvement project" back when.....
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016
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Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016
371512
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016
371513
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016
371514
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016
371515
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016
371516
Eatch your step!!
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016
371517
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016
371518
Pretty spot!!
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in December 2016
472995
Third Fork Platte River Bridge - May 2020
Photo taken by GT Comer in May 2020
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.721667,-94.665000
Carries Saxton Road over James Branch Third Fork
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over James Branch Third Fork on Saxton Road
History: Built 1922; replaced 1991
Built: 1922
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.781667,-94.715000
Carries Huglingen Road over Branch of Platte River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Platte River on Huglingen Road
History: Built 1925; replaced 1992
Built: 1925
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.813333,-94.646667
Carries Davis Road over Muddy Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Muddy Creek on Davis Road
History: Built ca. 1930; replaced 1993
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.667233,-94.608347
Carries Bigham Road over Malden Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt half-hip pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Malden Creek on Bigham Road
History: Built 1902 by John H. Sparks; replaced 1998
Built: 1902
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.632583,-94.640600
Carries Mt. Moriah Road (CR 117) over Malden Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Malden Creek on Mt. Moriah Road (CR 117)
History: Replaced 1992
Built:
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.691333,-94.935947
Carries SW 46th Road over Contrary Creek Ditch
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 120.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Contrary Creek Ditch on SW 46th Road
History: Built ca. 1890; later relocated here; replaced 1999
Built: ca. 1915
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.598333,-94.893333
Carries Sampson Road over Contrary Creek
Design: truss/pony/parker
Design Details: Riveted Parker pony truss
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Contrary Creek on Sampson Road
History: Built ca. 1935; replaced 1998
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.601667,-94.650000
Carries Malden Creek Road over Malden Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Malden Creek on Malden Creek Road
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced 1994
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.698333,-94.878333
Carries Marie Street over Contrary Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 5-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Contrary Creek on Marie Street
History: Built ca. 1885; replaced 1999
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.723567,-94.759239
Carries Riverside Terrance over Branch of Platte River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over a branch of Platte River on Riverside Terrance
History: Built 1925; replaced 1997
Built: 1925
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.686517,-94.869736
Carries Keck Lane over Contrary Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Wrought iron, pin-connected, 9-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 134.8 Feet
Span Length: 132.9 Feet
Overview: Lost wrought-iron through truss bridge over Contrary Creek on Keck Lane
History: Built ca. 1888, probably by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1998
Built: ca. 1888
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.584433,-95.035747
Carries US 59 over BNSF Railroad (formerly Rock Island)
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 407.2 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the BNSF Railroad (formerly Rock Island) on US 59 near Rushville
History: Built 1937; replaced 1994
Built: 1937
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.751667,-94.765000
Carries MO 6 over 102 River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Three riveted, 5-panel Warren pony trusses
Total Length: 278.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Lost three-span pony truss bridge over 102 River on MO 6
History: Built 1932; replaced 1995
Built: 1932
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.620919,-94.602030
Carries SE 145th Road over Jenkins Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Jenkins Creek on SE 145th Road near Gower
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.717333,-94.815000
Carries Ajax Road (CR 174) over Whitehead Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 107.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Whitehead Creek on Ajax Road (CR 174)
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1990; replaced 2002
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.779510,-94.839061
Carries 18th Street over Maple Leaf Blvd.
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder with curved haunches
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Maple Leaf Blvd. on 18th Street in St. Joseph
History: Built 1927; Replaced 2009
Built: 1927
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 39.767450,-94.861481
Carries Riverwalk over Missouri River tributary
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Six panel, pin-connected, Pratt through truss.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Missouri River tributary on Riverwalk
History: Built 1879 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works of Leavenworth, Kansas.
Built: 1879
Location: Buchanan County
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Photo taken by John Reynolds in April 2009
160532
Photo taken by John Reynolds in April 2009
160533
Photo taken by John Reynolds in April 2009
160534
Photo taken by John Reynolds in April 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for replacement 2012
Location: 39.579587,-94.656266
Carries Route DD over Malden Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 134.8 Feet
Span Length: 52.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Malden Creek on Route DD
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.735833,-94.836944
Carries Southwest Parkway over Garfield Avenue & BNSF Railway
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 521.0 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Garfield Avenue & BNSF Railway on Southwest Parkway
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1980; Replaced 2015
Built: 1930
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.779675,-94.844231
Carries Thirteenth Street over Maple Leaf Parkway
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Maple Leaf Parkway on Thirteenth Street
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.782255,-94.834360
Carries 22th Street over Maple Leaf Parkway
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Maple Leaf Parkway on 22th Street
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.741546,-94.821881
Carries Southwest Parkway over Former route of Plattsburg Avenue
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over former route of Plattsburg Avenue on Southwest Parkway
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.792582,-94.831914
Carries Lovers Lane over Northwest Parkway
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Northwest Parkway on Lovers Lane
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Unknown status: NBI shows new bridge was under construction in 2010
Location: 39.563843,-94.767993
Carries SE Old Frame Road over Branch of Bee Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with wooden deck
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Bee Creek on SE Old Frame Road
History: Built ca. 1970
Built: ca. 1970
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 39.789403,-94.830614
Carries Pedestrian trail over Northwest Parkway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber bents
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Northwest Parkway on Pedestrian trail
History:
Built:
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.781064,-94.871710
Carries McArthur Drive over Roys Branch & BNSF Railway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Continuous steel girder with concrete balustrade
Total Length: 296.9 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Roys Branch & BNSF Railway on McArthur Drive
History: Built 1947
Built: 1947
Location: Buchanan County
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449238
MacArthur Drive (Rte OO) Bridge
Missouri State Archives
449239
MacArthur Drive (Rte OO) Bridge
Missouri State Archives
449240
MacArthur Drive (Rte OO) Bridge
Missouri State Archives
449241
MacArthur Drive (Rte OO) Bridge
Missouri State Archives
449242
MacArthur Drive (Rte OO) Bridge
Missouri State Archives
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.554477,-94.979247
Carries SW 66th Road over Sugar Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 118.1 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Sugar Creek on SW 66th Road
History: Built 1910; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1910
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.581111,-94.636667
Carries SE Horn Road over Castile Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 70.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Castile Creek on SE Horn Road
History:
Built:
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.567500,-94.656944
Carries SE 115th Road over Castile Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 73.8 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Castile Creek on SE 115th Road
History:
Built:
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.640808,-94.959178
Carries US 59 over Cloverdale Dtch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 92.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.6 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Cloverdale Dtch on US 59
History: Built 1941; Replaced 2012
Built: 1941
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.785429,-94.867154
Carries Huntoon Road over Roys Branch
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Roys Branch on Huntoon Road
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 39.721613,-94.679049
Carries Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Third Fork Platte River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Third Fork Platte River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899
Location: Buchanan County
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496948
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496949
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496950
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496951
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496952
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496953
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496954
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496955
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496956
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
Status: Used as a storage track
Location: 39.725240,-94.705768
Carries Herzog Contracting Corporation over Platte River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Platte River on Herzog Contracting Corporation
History:
Built:
Location: Buchanan County
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496957
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496958
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496959
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496960
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
496961
Photo taken by Nick Schmiedeler in May 2021
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.806667,-94.758333
Carries Cook Road over 102 River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 190.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over 102 River on Cook Road
History: Built 1910, replaced 2003
Built: 1910
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.755279,-94.736285
Carries Mitchell Avenue over 102 River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 219.2 Feet
Span Length: 150.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over 102 River on Mitchell Avenue
History: Built 1920, replaced 2005
Built: 1920
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.783702,-94.758721
Carries MO Highway 6 over 102 River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 182.1 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over 102 River on MO Highway 6
History: Built 1923, replaced on new alignment 1995
Built: 1923
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.556667,-94.666667
Carries MO Highway 116 over Castile Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 403.9 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Castile Creek on MO Highway 116
History: Built 1933, replaced on new alignment 2004
Built: 1933
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.550000,-94.676667
Carries MO Highway 116 over Platte River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 663.1 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Platte River on MO Highway 116
History: Built 1933, replaced on new alignment 2004
Built: 1933
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for replacement
Location: 39.599894,-94.788672
Carries Route DD over Is 29
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 200.1 Feet
Span Length: 57.4 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Is 29 on Route DD
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned hasn't been maintained since parkway was rerouted.
Location: 39.749116,-94.816407
Carries Old Southwest Parkway over Whitehead Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Open-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 13.1 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Whitehead Creek on Old Southwest Parkway
History: Haven't found much on this one as of late. This was the previous route Southwest parkway took before U.S. 36 was built and the parkway realigned.
Built: 1927
Location: Buchanan County
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385061
Photo taken by Richard Schott in April 2017
385060
Photo taken by Richard Schott in April 2017
385059
Photo taken by Richard Schott in April 2017
385057
Photo taken by Richard Schott in April 2017
385058
Photo taken by Richard Schott in April 2017
385056
Photo taken by Richard Schott in April 2017
385055
Photo taken by Richard Schott in April 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for Replacement
Location: 39.556350,-94.788011
Carries Mo 116 over Is 29
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 200.1 Feet
Span Length: 57.4 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Is 29 on Mo 116
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 39.725818,-94.705830
Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Platte River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Platte River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Buchanan County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.753681,-94.858491
Carries Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Missouri River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missouri River on Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
History: Built 1873; Replaced 1904
Built: 1873
Location: Buchanan County
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461189
CBQ - Missori River Bridge
Replaced with a new Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2019
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.
