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Overview: Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue in Kansas City
Status: Open to four-lane traffic
History: Built 1921; rehabilitated 1978 and 2007
Design: Warren deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 321.7 ft.
Total length: 1,394.6 ft.
Deck width: 49.8 ft.
Also called: 23rd Street Viaduct (official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.08980, -94.60728 (decimal degrees)
39°05'23" N, 94°36'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/360994/4327971 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Kansas City
Inventory number: BH 18693 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2005): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997): 6,226

Kansas Avenue Bridge

Posted November 28, 2007, by Local

This bridge is currently being rebuilt.

A new surface is being added and the deck is being redone new