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Overview: Lost open-spandrel arch bridge over Vine Street on 27th Street in Kansas City
Location: Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1917; demolished 2005
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 371.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.08833, -94.55667 (decimal degrees)
39°05'18" N, 94°33'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/365369/4327732 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 49 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 9
USGS topographic map: Kansas City
Inventory numbers: MoDOT S-051B31 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 25415 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21677 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2004): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 14.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 9,800

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July 7, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record
April 23, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson

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27th Street Viaduct

Posted April 21, 2008, by mr2000watts (xxx2000_wattsxxx [at] yahoo [dot] com)

It's back open now and has been for several months.

27th Street Viaduct

Posted April 1, 2006, by TIm WHite (twhite64 [at] gmail [dot] com)

The 27th Street Viaduct is in the process of being replaced. Construction started during the 4Q of 2005. I'm not sure when it is scheduled to be completed.