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Kansas City, Missouri

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26th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over McGee Trafficway on 26th Street
Removed but not replaced

27th Street ramp (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1986
Beam bridge over I-35 Northbound on 27th Street ramp
Open to traffic

31st Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1974
Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Penn Valley Drive (Wyandotte Street) on W. 31st Street
Replaced by new bridge

4th Street Viaduct (1888) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; Replaced 1917
Lost Bridge over Railroads on 4th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

4th Street Viaduct (1917) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1917; Removed 2002
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Railroads on 4th Street
Removed

56th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built when KCS moved to an eastern alignment
Lost steel stringer bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on E. 56th St.
Replaced by a new bridge

83rd St E Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1967, Demolished 2017
Beam bridge over I- 435 on 83rd St E
Removed

8th Street Tunnel (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; abandoned 1962, opened for tours in 2005
Tunnel under downtown Kansas City Missouri and Interstate 35
Open to pedestrians for tour in summertime.

93rd Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928 when KCS moved their line east to this route. Replaced 1985
Lost Timber stringer bridge over KCS RY on 93rd Street
Replaced by new bridge

99th Street bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928, Replaced 1991
Lost Steel stringer bridge over KCS RY on E. 99th Street
Replaced by new bridge

99th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on W. 99th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Agnes Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Brush Creek on Agnes Avenue
Removed but not replaced

Air Line Blue River bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
The route of the Air Line between Kansas City and Independence
Bridge over Big Blue River on abandoned KCS Air Line, just west of I-435
Rails removed and decked with boards. Open to railroad company street vehicles.

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

ATSF - Rock Creek Junction Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1906, Replaced 199X
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Bannister Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1931; replaced ca. 2004
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Blue River on Bannister Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

Bannister Road Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1931
Rigid frame bridge over Blue River Road on Old Bannister Road
Open to traffic

Beardsley Road Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1917
Concrete deck girder bridge on Beardsley Road
Replaced 2010

Belleview Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1955
Slab bridge over Brush Creek on Belleview Avenue & Kansas City Public Service Co. Sunset Hill Line
Open to traffic

Blue Parkway Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Lost Girder bridge over Big Blue River on Blue Parkway
Removed

Blue Parkway Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 2004
Lost steel plate-girder bridge over Blue River on Blue Parkway in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue Ridge Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1906 by the Forrester-Swenson Construction Co.
Stone arch bridge over MO 12 (Truman Road) on Blue Ridge Blvd. between Kansas City and Independence
Open to two-lane traffic above and four-lane traffic below

Blue River 15th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Blue River on East 15th Street
Demolished

Blue River Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built ca 1929, replaced 2007
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Hart Grove Creek on Blue River Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Blue River Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek (branch of Blue River) on Blue River Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Bluff Street Bridge (Older) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Railroads (?) on Bluff Street & Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Replaced

Branch of Brush Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Kansas)
Concrete culvert with stone and brick decorations over Branch of Brush Creek on State Line Road
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1990, tolls removed 1991
Steel tied through arch bridge over Missouri River on Broadway Blvd (US 169) in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Broadway-Woodswether Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1951
Beam bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway and other RRs on Woodswether Road
Open to traffic

Brush Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1901 by William Rockhill Nelson. Replaced 1991
Lost two-span stone arch bridge over Brush Creek on Rockhill Road
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Brush Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1905; Replaced 1981
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Brush Creek on Wornall Road
Replaced by new bridge

Brush Creek Culvert (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost 1996
Lost Concrete culvert bridge over Brush Creek on Swope Parkway/Paseo Boulevard/47th Street/Kansas City Public Service Co.
Demolished/Filled in during stream relocation project

Brush Creek pedestrian bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Timber arch bridge over Brush Creek on Walkway
Replaced by a new bridge

Campbell Drive Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Built 1921
Arch bridge over Shoal Creek on Campbell Drive in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Chouteau Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1887; converted into vehicular use in 1951; demolished in 2001
Lost three-span Whipple truss bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge in 2001

Cleveland Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1912; replaced 1960
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Brush Creek on Cleveland Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Cliff Drive Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1920
Concrete arch bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Cliff Drive in Kansas City
Open to traffic

Dodson Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1930; replaced 1996
Lost through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Prospect Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

E 118th St Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1954
Steel stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad Company (Former MoPac) on E 118th St
Open to traffic

E 126th Terr "Mystery" Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built ca 1954
Abandoned bridge over UP Railroad
Closed and posted

E 58th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on E. 58th Street in Kansas City
Removed but not replaced

E 79th street railroad underpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1928
Concrete slab bridge over 79th Street on Kansas City Southern RR
Open on KCS main line

E. 39th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Concrete stringer bridge over E. 39th St. on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

E. 51st Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1946 when the railroad moved to this alignment.
Slab bridge over Union Pacific (formerly MoPac) RR on 51st Street
Open to traffic

E. 56th Street bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1946 when railroad changed alignment
Concrete stringer bridge over Union Pacific RR (former MoPac) on E. 56th Street
Open to traffic

E. 59th Street bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1946 when the rail was placed on a new alignment
Concrete stringer bridge over Union Pacific RR (former MP) on E. 59th Street
Open to traffic

E. 83rd Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Concrete bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on E. 83rd Street
Removed but not replaced

E. 86th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on 86th Street in Kansas City
Intact but closed to all traffic

East 23rd Street Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1936; replaced 1997
Lost plate girder bridge over Big Blue River on 23rd Street Trafficway
Replaced by new bridge

Elm Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Replaced 2002
Lost pony truss bridge over White Oak Creek on Elm Avenue in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

Fairfax Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1979; Closed October 31, 2014, demolished on 18 January, 2015
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Southbound US 69 in Kansas City
Demolished- replacement bridge opened in stages in 2016 & 2017

Frisco - Blue River Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Used by KCS until they built the new aligment to the east.
Lost Through truss bridge over Blue River on Frisco RR
Removed but not replaced

Frisco - Brush Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Abandoned since 1967
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Brush Creek on Inactive St. Louis-San Francisco Railway grade
Abandoned

Gladstone Blvd. Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1897-98 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; most of superstructure replaced in 2005
Replaced steel deck arch bridge over Anderson Ave. on Gladstone Blvd. in Kansas City
Substantially replaced by a new bridge

Grand Avenue Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1940; Renovated 1997
Plate girder bridge over the railroad yard on Grand Avenue


Grand Blvd. over I-35 Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1990
Concrete slab bridge over I-70/I-35 on Grand Blvd.
Open to traffic

Grand Blvd. over I-670 Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1963; closed to traffic in May 2016 due to the formation of serious cracks
Lost slab bridge over I-670 on Grand Blvd. in Kansas City
No longer exists

Greenwood School Tunnel (Jackson County, Missouri)
School was built in 1906 but the tunnel may be newer
Abandoned pedestrian tunnel under 27th and Cleveland Avenue
Derelict/abandoned

Hannibal Bridge (First) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal Bridge
Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas City
No longer exists

Hannibal Bridge (Second) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1917 to replace First Hannibal Bridge; auto deck abandoned 1956
Baltimore through truss double deck swing bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Hart Grove Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Originally on US 71, it had the west side extended to continue under the new lanes.
Bridge over Hart Grove Creek on Hickman Mills Drive (Former US 71)
Open to traffic

Hickman Mills Rd Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1927; replaced 1984
Lost Stringer bridge over MP and UP RR on Hickman Mills Rd (old US 71)
Replaced by a new bridge

Hillcrest Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1906, probably by the Midland Bridge Co.
Concrete arch bridge over an unnamed creek (branch of Blue River) on Hillcrest Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic

I-35 Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1946 Rehabbed in 1998, and 2014
Deck plate girder bridge over Avenida Cesar E Chavez, Southwest Blvd., and other city streets on I-35
Open to traffic

I-435 Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1966; rehabilitated 1991
Beam bridge over I-435 on Us 40
Replaced by a new bridge

I-70 E. Stadium Drive Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built for/with Truman Sports Complex
Deck plate girder bridge over I-70
Open to traffic

Interurban Road Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1912 for the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Electric RR
Lost concrete arch bridge over Wildcat Branch on NW Interurban Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

Interurban Road Todd Creek Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Built 1912
Concrete arch bridge over Todd Creek on NW Interurban Road in Kansas City
Bypassed by new bridge

Interurban Trail - Unnamed Creek Bridge (Clay County, Missouri)
Luten arch bridge over Unnamed drainage ditch on Local Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Kansas City Union Station Footbridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1892 next to Missouri River; abandoned 1960, relocated to Union Station 2006
Through truss bridge over Railroad tracks at Union Station in Kansas City
Open to pedestrians

KC Terminal over Southwest Boulevard Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over Southwest Boulevard on KCT RR
Open to traffic

KCKVW - City Park Trestle (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mattoon Creek on Kansas City, Kaw Valley, & Western Railroad
Removed but not replaced

KCPS - 8th Street Tunnel Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; Removed 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rail yard on Kansas City Public Service Co.
Removed

KCPS - Brush Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Brush Creek on Kansas City Public Service Co.
Removed but not replaced

KCPS - Brush Creek Bridge (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Replaced 1955
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Brush Creek on Kansas City Public Service Co. Sunset Hill Line
Replaced by a new bridge

KCPS - Main Street Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Removed 1956
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Main Street on Kansas City Public Service Co.
Removed but not replaced

KCPS - Mill Creek Parkway Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1927
Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Broadway on Dodson (Streetcar) Line
Removed but not replaced

KCPS - Mill Creek Viaduct (Old) (Jackson County, Missouri)
Replaced 1927
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek Drive & 43rd Street on Kansas City Public Service Co.
Replaced by a new bridge

KCS - 63rd Street Trestle (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Steel trestle over E. 63rd Street Trafficway on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and four lanes of traffic below

KCS - 91st Street Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built for the relocated KCS mainline running south out of Kansas City to New Orleans
Steel stringer bridge over E. 91st Street on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic

KCS - Armco Power Plant Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Abandoned Warren pony truss bridge over Big Blue River on an abandoned KCS spur
Abandoned

KCS - Blue Parkway Viaduct (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Blue Parkway (former US 50) on the Kansas City Southern Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic above and four-lane highway traffic below

KCS - Coal Mine Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Timber stringer bridge over Coal Mine Road on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and one-lane road traffic below

KCS - E. 107th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Concrete encased steel stringer bridge over E. 107th Street on Kansas City Southern Railway in Kansas City
Open to traffic

KCS - Stadium Drive Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1928
Concrete encased steel stringer bridge over Stadium Drive (former Raytown Road) on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open

KCS/KCT Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1892; Removed 198X
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kansas City Terminal Railway on Kansas City Southern Railway
Removed

KCT - 12th Street Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over E. 12th Street on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic

KCT - Hardesty Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over Hardesty Avenue on KCT Railroad
Open to traffic

KCT - Independence Avenue Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1937
Slab bridge over Independence Ave (US 24) on KCT RR
Open to rail traffic above, street traffic below

KCT - Indiana Avenue Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over Indiana Avenue on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic

KCT - Jackson Avenue Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over Jackson Avenue on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic

KCT - Summit Street Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over Summit Street on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic

KCT - Truman Road Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Concrete bridge over Truman Road on Kansas City Terminal Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

KCT - Van Brunt Boulevard Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over Van Brunt Blvd. on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic

KCT - West 25th Street Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over W. 25th Street on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic

KCT - Wilson Avenue Overpass (Jackson County, Missouri)
Slab bridge over Wilson Avenue on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic

Kenneth Road Bailey Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Replaced a through truss in 1996, closed after truck damage 2008
Bailey pony truss bridge over Blue River on Kenneth Road
Lost

Kenneth Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1905; replaced by a relocated Bailey Truss in 1996. Closed to all traffic due to damage from an overweight truck in 2008.
Lost through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Kenneth Road in Kansas City
Closed to all traffic -- in process of being removed to be reused.

Lake of the Woods Gregory Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lake of the Woods spillway on Gregory Blvd.
Open to traffic

Lexington Avenue Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1900-01 by the Central Electric Railroad Co.; remodeled 1907; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Steel plate-girder bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Lexington Avenue in Kansas City
Open to traffic

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