Timeline 

Researched by Max Johnson

1930
Design of 7th Street Trafficway planned

1931
Bridge construction begins

1932
Bridge opens to traffic

1970
Bridge rehabilitated, southbound steel stringer span built and opened

Facts 

Overview
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on four lanes of 7th Street Trafficway in Kansas City
Location
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Status
Open to four lanes of traffic
History
Built 1932; southbound steel stringer bridge built 1970; rehabilitated 1970
Design
Pratt Deck truss (northbound bridge)
Steel stringer (southbound bridge)
Also called
Herman G. Dillion Bridge (official name)
Inventory number
BH 36472 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1932 (512)
Built during 1930s (5,105)
Deck truss (532)
Kansas (1,443)
Kansas City, Kansas (22)
Kansas River (18)
Open (21,539)
Owned by state (6,496)
Pratt truss (1,381)
Railroad overpass (39)
Truss (15,706)
Wyandotte County, Kansas (25)

Update Log 

  • April 25, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
  • April 24, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
  • April 23, 2008: Essay added by Max Johnson