Timeline
Researched 04/24/2008
1867
Octave Chanute designs bridge for growing Kansas City area
1868
Construction begins on a a five span swinging bridge though truss bridge
1869
Bridge opens, becomes first bridge on the Missouri River at Kansas City
1887
Tornado strikes bridge, center span collapses
1888
Bridge spans replaced, reopened
1916
Bridge needing replacment, closed to all traffic
1917
Second Hannibal Bridge built, First Hannibal Bridge torn down
Facts
- Overview
- Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas City
- Status
- No longer exists
- History
- Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal Bridge
- Builder
- - Octave Chanute
- Design
- Swinging through truss
- Also called
- Hannibal Bridge
- Inventory number
- BH 36474 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 27, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
- April 24, 2008: Essay added by Max Johnson
- April 23, 2008: Added by Max Johnson