Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Kansas City, Kansas

12th Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 2000
Steel stringer bridge over Kansas River, BNSF Railroad on 12th Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic

18th Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1989
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on US 69 (18th Street) in Kansas City
Open to traffic with a 43 ton limit

42nd Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1927
Pony truss bridge on 42nd Street
Closed to all traffic

42nd Street Viaduct (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1990
Steel stringer bridge over BNSF Railroad yard on 42nd Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic

43rd Street Bridge (Johnson County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Kansas River on 43rd Street, 1.20 mi. east of K 7 Hwy
Open to traffic

7th Street Trafficway Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1932; southbound steel stringer bridge built 1970; rehabilitated 1970
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on four lanes of 7th Street Trafficway in Kansas City
Open to four lanes of traffic

Argentine Boulevard Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1908; damaged by 1951 flood, removed 1959
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on Argentine Boulevard, 18th Street in Kansas City
Removed but not replaced

Central Avenue Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1983
Two-level deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Central Avenue in Kansas City
Closed for rehabilitation in April 2008

Highline Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 2005
Two-level through truss bridge and network of approaches over Kansas River on the KCTRR in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Intercity Viaduct (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Completed in 1907; lower level added 1930; parallel span opened in 1962
Two-level deck truss bridge over Kansas River on I-70 Eastbound in Kansas City
Open to four lanes of traffic on upper level and pedestrian traffic on lower level

James Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Replaced 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on James Street in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

Kansas Avenue Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1978 and 2007
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue in Kansas City
Open to four-lane traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 1 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1904 to replace previous bridge destroyed by 1903 flood
Four-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad just north of I-70
Open to single-track railroad traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 2 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned 1983
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the former Kansas City Southern railroad, south of James Street
Closed to all traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 3 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
North bridge built 1909; south bridge built 1911
Pair of four-span through truss bridges over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad, just south of the I-670 bridge
Open to traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 4 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned in 1972 with the building of Kemper Arena
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River, just north of the Kansas Avenue Bridge
Closed to all traffic

Lewis and Clark Viaduct (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Opened Nov. 12, 1962; rehabilitated 1984
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on I-70 Westbound in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Mill Street Viaduct (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1964; rehabilitated 2005
Steel stringer bridge over I-70, Union Pacific railroad yard on Mill Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Shawnee Road Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1976 and 2005
Steel arch bridge over 7th Street Trafficway on Shawnee Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic