Lewis and Clark Viaduct

Photos

North side

Photo taken by James Baughn

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on I-70 Westbound in Kansas City
Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, and Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Opened Nov. 12, 1962; rehabilitated 1984
Design: Main spans: Two riveted, 10-panel Warren deck trusses with verticals
Northbound offramp main span: One riveted, 10-panel Warren deck truss with verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 304.0 ft.
Total length: 3,048.1 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called: Intercity Viaduct (original name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.11335, -94.61524 (decimal degrees)
39°06'48" N, 94°36'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/360353/4330596 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Kansas City
Inventory numbers: KDOT 0105-B0030 (Kansas Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 18700 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 54.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 23,400

Posted January 27, 2008, by Local

I was out at the bridge today, 1/27/2008 at 4:30PM.

The photo is heading westbound on the north bridge, near the east end.