Kansas River
View Exhibit map12th 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
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
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1989
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on US 69 (18th Street) in Kansas City
Open to traffic
7th Street Trafficway Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1932; southbound steel stringer bridge built 1992; rehabilitated 1992
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on four lanes of 7th Street Trafficway in Kansas City
Open to four lanes of traffic
Built 1932; southbound steel stringer bridge built 1992; rehabilitated 1992
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 1890, rebuilt 1908; damaged by 1951 flood, removed 1959
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River and Argentine Island on Argentine Boulevard, 18th Street in Kansas City
Replaced by the Nearby 18th Street Expressway Bridge Downstream
Built 1890, rebuilt 1908; damaged by 1951 flood, removed 1959
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River and Argentine Island on Argentine Boulevard, 18th Street in Kansas City
Replaced by the Nearby 18th Street Expressway Bridge Downstream
BNSF Kansas River Rail Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)Built ca. 1920 2 Spans Replaced in 1951 After Collapse from a Flood
Through truss bridge over Kansas River on the BNSF Railway in Topeka
Open to traffic
Central Avenue Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)Built 1918; rehabilitated 1983 and 2008
Two-level deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Central Avenue 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
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 Avenue Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built sometime in the 1870s or before, replaced 1898 by the Melan Arch Bridge
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge 1898
Built sometime in the 1870s or before, replaced 1898 by the Melan Arch Bridge
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge 1898
Kansas River Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Six span through truss bridge over Kansas River
Open to traffic
Six span through truss bridge over Kansas River
Open to traffic
Kansas River I-70 Bridge (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1956; demolished Nov. 2009
Pair of lost deck truss bridges over Kansas River on I-70 in Lawrence
Lost
Built 1956; demolished Nov. 2009
Pair of lost deck truss bridges over Kansas River on I-70 in Lawrence
Lost
Kansas River K-32 Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1955; replaced 2002
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on K-32 Highway (Turner Diagonal Fwy.)
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1955; replaced 2002
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on K-32 Highway (Turner Diagonal Fwy.)
Replaced by new bridge
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 Railway, south of James Street
Closed to all traffic
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 3 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)North bridge built pre-1903; 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 1980s after the construction 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
Manhattan Bridge (Riley County, Kansas)
Built 1937; replaced 1996
Lost deck truss bridge over Kansas River on K-18/K-177 at Manhattan
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1937; replaced 1996
Lost deck truss bridge over Kansas River on K-18/K-177 at Manhattan
Replaced by a new bridge
Massachusetts Street Bridge (Douglas County, Kansas)Built by Douglas County in 1917 - Demolished late 1970s
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Kansas River on US 24/US 40/ Massachusetts Street in Lawrence
Replaced by new bridge
Melan Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Opened January 12, 1898 with 5 Main Spans, 4 more outer spans built 1903 after flooding washed out approaches, collapsed 1965 when replacement span was being built, replacement bridge opened 1967 slightly downstream
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Lost, Destroyed by Partial Collapse July 2, 1965, Replaced by a new bridge 1967
Opened January 12, 1898 with 5 Main Spans, 4 more outer spans built 1903 after flooding washed out approaches, collapsed 1965 when replacement span was being built, replacement bridge opened 1967 slightly downstream
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Lost, Destroyed by Partial Collapse July 2, 1965, Replaced by a new bridge 1967
N. James Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)Replaced 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on N. James Street in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
UP Kansas River Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
2 Spans Replaced in 1951 After Collapse from the 1951 Flood
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Kansas River on Railroad
Open to traffic
2 Spans Replaced in 1951 After Collapse from the 1951 Flood
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Kansas River on Railroad
Open to traffic
UP Kansas River Bridge (Riley County, Kansas)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kansas River on Union Pacific Railroad
No longer exists
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kansas River on Union Pacific Railroad
No longer exists
Wamego Bridge (Pottawatomie County, Kansas)
Demolished ca. 1990
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Kansas River on K-99 in Wamego
Replaced by new bridge
Demolished ca. 1990
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Kansas River on K-99 in Wamego
Replaced by new bridge
West Kansas Avenue Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1912, rehabilitated 1938
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue/K-32
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1912, rehabilitated 1938
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue/K-32
Replaced by new bridge
Willard Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)Built 1955; rehabilitated 1983
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Carlson Road at Willard
Open to traffic
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