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Overview: Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Blue Parkway on the KCS Railroad in Kansas City
Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Open to railroad traffic above and four-lane highway traffic below
History: Built 1928
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.03360, -94.51402 (decimal degrees)
39°02'01" N, 94°30'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 21684 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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June 26, 2006: Posted new photos

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Blue Parkway Railroad Viaduct

Posted October 17, 2007, by Kelly McClanahan (KMCCLA [at] aol [dot] com)

In all there are four high spans for the KCS in Kansas City, three are of this type. The other two high concrete arch bridges are found at 67th Street, and Gregory BLVD (can be seen from I-435). The 67th Street bridge/Wildcat Hollow is hidden, and is in a heavily wooded area. The other high span is across 63rd Street.