Jackson County
23rd Street Viaduct [Map · Street View] Concrete and steel deck girder bridge over BNSF Railway and city streets on 23rd Street
Open to traffic
Built 1919-21; rehabilitated 1960 and 1981
27th Street Viaduct [Map] Lost open-spandrel arch bridge over Vine Street on 27th Street in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1917; demolished 2005
31st Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Penn Valley Drive (Wyandotte Street) on W. 31st Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1974
Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Penn Valley Drive (Wyandotte Street) on W. 31st Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1974
56th Street Bridge [Map] Lost steel stringer bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on E. 56th St.
Replaced by a new bridge
Built when KCS moved to an eastern alignment
63rd Street Viaduct [Map]
Lost six-span deck plate girder bridge over Big Blue River on 63rd Street Trafficway
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1936; replaced 1996
Lost six-span deck plate girder bridge over Big Blue River on 63rd Street Trafficway
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1936; replaced 1996
8 th Street Tunnel [Map]
Tunnel under downtown Kansas City Missouri and Interstate 35
Open to pedestrians for tour in summertime.
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.
Built 1888; abandoned 1962, opened for tours in 2005
8th Street Tunnel Viaduct [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rail yard on Kansas City Cable Railway
Removed
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rail yard on Kansas City Cable Railway
Removed
91st Street underpass [Map] Steel stringer bridge over E. 91st Street on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic
Built for the relocated KCS mainline running south out of Kansas City to New Orleans
93rd Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over KCS RY on 93rd Street
Replaced by new bridge
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
Built 1928 when KCS moved their line east to this route. Replaced 1985
99th Street bridge [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over KCS RY on 99th Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1928, Replaced 1991
Lost Steel stringer bridge over KCS RY on 99th Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1928, Replaced 1991
9th Street Trestle [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over 9th Street/Railroad (ATSF)/Other city streets on Kansas City Cable Railway
Removed
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over 9th Street/Railroad (ATSF)/Other city streets on Kansas City Cable Railway
Removed
Abandoned KCS - Blue River Bridge [Map · Street View] Abandoned pony/through plate girder vertical lift bridge over Blue River on Abandoned Railroad
Abandoned
A rail spur built in 1950 to service the Armco Steel plant
Armco Power Plant Bridge [Map] Abandoned Warren pony truss bridge over Big Blue River on an abandoned railroad near Sheffield
Abandoned
ASB Bridge [Map · Street View] Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987
Bannister Road Bridge [Map] Lost pony truss bridge over Little Blue River on Bannister Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1931; replaced ca. 2004
Bannister Road Overpass [Map · Street View] Rigid frame bridge over Blue River Road on Old Bannister Road
Open to traffic
Built 1931
Beardsley Road Viaduct [Map · Street View] Concrete deck girder bridge on Beardsley Road
Replaced 2010
Built 1917
Blue Branch Old US 40 Bridge [Map]
Lost three-span pony truss bridge over Blue Branch on Old US 40 in Grain Valley
No longer exists
Built ca. 1940; replaced 2003
Lost three-span pony truss bridge over Blue Branch on Old US 40 in Grain Valley
No longer exists
Built ca. 1940; replaced 2003
Blue Parkway Railroad Viaduct [Map · Street View] Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Blue Parkway on the Kansas City Southern Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic above and four-lane highway traffic below
Built 1928
Blue Parkway Viaduct [Map]
Lost steel plate-girder bridge over Blue River on Blue Parkway in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
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
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 2004
Blue Ridge Bridge [Map · Street View] Stone arch bridge over MO 12 on Blue Ridge Blvd. between Kansas City and Independence
Open to two-lane traffic above and four-lane traffic below
Built 1906 by the Forrester-Swenson Construction Co.
Blue River MO 150 Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over the Big Blue River on MO 150
Replaced by UCEB
Built 1932; replaced 1999
Through truss bridge over the Big Blue River on MO 150
Replaced by UCEB
Built 1932; replaced 1999
Blue River Road Bridge [Map · Street View] Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek (branch of Blue River) on Blue River Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
BNSF - Independence Avenue (US 24) Overpass [Map · Street View] Slab bridge over Independence Ave (US 24) on BNSF RR
Open to rail traffic above, street traffic below
Built 1937
Branch of Brush Creek Bridge [Map · Street View] Stone culvert bridge over Branch of Brush Creek on State Line Road
Open to traffic
Broadway Bridge [Map · Street View] Steel through arch bridge over Missouri River on Broadway Blvd (US 169) in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1990, tolls removed 1991
Broadway Overpass [Map · Street View] Rigid frame bridge over Penn Valley Drive on Broadway Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1949-50
Brush Creek Bridge [Map] Lost two-span stone arch bridge over Brush Creek on Rockhill Road
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Built 1901 by William Rockhill Nelson. Replaced 1991
Buckner-Tarsney Road [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over West Fork of Sni-A-Bar Creek on Buckner-Tarsney Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1931; replaced 1991
Lost pony truss bridge over West Fork of Sni-A-Bar Creek on Buckner-Tarsney Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1931; replaced 1991
Campbell Road Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over a Horseshoe Creek on Campbell Road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1991
Lost pony truss bridge over a Horseshoe Creek on Campbell Road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1991
Cass County Line Road Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Branch Crawford Creek on Cass County Line Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1995
Lost pony truss bridge over Branch Crawford Creek on Cass County Line Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1995
Cave Road Bridge [Map] Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Sni-A-Bar Creek on Cave Road
Open to traffic
Built 1911 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co.
Chipman Road Tunnel [Map · Street View] Unused closed-spandrel arch bridge over Chipman Road on Inactive Rock Island RR
Rail line inactive
Built ca. 1904
Chouteau Bridge [Map] Lost three-span Whipple truss bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge in 2001
Built 1887; converted into vehicular use in 1951; demolished in 2001
Christopher S. Bond Bridge [Map · Street View] Cable-stayed bridge over Missouri River on I-29
Open to traffic
Built 2010
Cliff Drive Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete arch bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Cliff Drive in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Cline Road Culvert [Map] Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Sni-a-Bar creek on E. Cline Road
Open to traffic
Dodson Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Prospect Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1930; replaced 1996
Lost through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Prospect Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1930; replaced 1996
Dodson Streetcar - 69th Street Overpass [Map] Concrete stringer bridge over Pedestrian path replacing 69th Street on Bike trail on former Dodson Streetcar line
Open to pedestrians
E 58th Street Bridge [Map · Street View] Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on E. 58th Street in Kansas City
Removed but not replaced
Built 1929
E 79th street railroad underpass [Map · Street View] Concrete slab bridge over 79th Street on Kansas City Southern RR
Open on KCS main line
Built ca. 1928
E. 107th Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete encased steel stringer bridge over E. 107th Street on Kansas City Southern Railway in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Concrete encased steel stringer bridge over E. 107th Street on Kansas City Southern Railway in Kansas City
Open to traffic
E. 39th Street Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete stringer bridge over E. 39th St. on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic
E. 51st Street Bridge [Map · Street View] Slab bridge over Union Pacific (formerly MoPac) RR on 51st Street
Open to traffic
Built 1946 when the railroad moved to this alignment.
E. 56th Street bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete stringer bridge over Union Pacific RR (former MoPac) on E. 56th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1946 when railroad changed alignment
E. 59th Street bridge [Map] Concrete stringer bridge over Union Pacific RR (former MP) on E. 59th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1946 when the rail was placed on a new alignment
E. 67th St bridge [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over E 67th Street on CRI&P RR and siding
Open to traffic on street, rail inactive
Built between 1964 and 1970 when 67th was extended
Deck plate girder bridge over E 67th Street on CRI&P RR and siding
Open to traffic on street, rail inactive
Built between 1964 and 1970 when 67th was extended
E. 83rd Street Bridge [Map] Concrete bridge over Kansas City Southern Railway on E. 83rd Street
Removed but not replaced
E. 86th Street Bridge [Map · Street View] Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on 86th Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1929
E. Stadium Drive Bridge [Map · Street View] Unused arch bridge over E. Stadium Drive on Rock Island Railroad
Railroad line inactive since ca. 1980
Unused since 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
East 23rd Street Viaduct [Map] Lost plate girder bridge over Big Blue River on 23rd Street Trafficway
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1936; replaced 1997
Elm Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over White Oak Creek on Elm Avenue in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2002
Lost pony truss bridge over White Oak Creek on Elm Avenue in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2002
First Hannibal Bridge [Map] Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas City
No longer exists
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal Bridge
Frisco - Blue Ridge Boulevard Overpass [Map · Street View]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Blue Ridge Boulevard on St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Lost
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Blue Ridge Boulevard on St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Lost
Frisco - Brush Creek Bridge [Map] Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Brush Creek on Inactive railroad grade
Abandoned
Gladstone Blvd. Bridge [Map] Replaced steel deck arch bridge over Anderson Ave. on Gladstone Blvd. in Kansas City
Substantially replaced by a new bridge
Built 1897-98 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; most of superstructure replaced in 2005
Grand Avenue Viaduct [Map] Plate girder bridge over the railroad yard on Grand Avenue
Built 1940; Renovated 1997
Gregory Blvd. Viaduct [Map · Street View] Open-spandrel arch bridge over E. Gregory Blvd. on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1928
Gregory Boulevard Bridge [Map · Street View] Open spandrel multi-span concrete deck arch bridge over Big Blue River on Gregory Blvd.
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1984
Hanna Road Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Fire Prairie Creek on Hanna Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1940; replaced 1991
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Fire Prairie Creek on Hanna Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1940; replaced 1991
Hardesty Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over Hardesty Avenue on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
Slab bridge over Hardesty Avenue on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
Hardsaw Road Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Tarsney Creek on Hardshaw Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1930; replaced 1993
Lost pony truss bridge over Tarsney Creek on Hardshaw Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1930; replaced 1993
Harry S. Truman Bridge [Map] Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroadand Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Opened July 1, 1945
Hillcrest Road Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete arch bridge over an unnamed creek (branch of Blue River) on Hillcrest Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1906, probably by the Midland Bridge Co.
Howell Road Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on Howell Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1997
Pony truss bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on Howell Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1997
Hunt Road Bridge [Map] Skewed Pony truss bridge over tributary of Sni-a-Bar Creek on Hunt Road south of Oak Grove
Open to traffic
I 70 E. Stadium Drive Overpass - [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over I-70
Open to traffic
Built for/with Truman Sports Complex
Deck plate girder bridge over I-70
Open to traffic
Built for/with Truman Sports Complex
I-35 Viaduct [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Avenida Cesar E Chavez, Southwest Blvd., and other city streets on I-35
Open to traffic
Built 1946
Deck plate girder bridge over Avenida Cesar E Chavez, Southwest Blvd., and other city streets on I-35
Open to traffic
Built 1946
I-435 Bridge [Map]
Beam bridge over I-435 on Us 40
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1966; rehabilitated 1991
Beam bridge over I-435 on Us 40
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1966; rehabilitated 1991
I-70 Noland Road overpass [Map]
Lost bridge over Interstate 70 on Noland Road S in Independence
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1963; rehabilitated 1977, replaced 2008
Lost bridge over Interstate 70 on Noland Road S in Independence
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1963; rehabilitated 1977, replaced 2008
Intercity Viaduct [Map · Street View] 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
Completed in 1907; lower level added 1930; parallel span opened in 1962
J.W. Cummins Road Bridge [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over a branch of Sni-A-Bar Creek on J.W. Cummins Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1930; replaced 2002
Lost concrete arch bridge over a branch of Sni-A-Bar Creek on J.W. Cummins Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1930; replaced 2002
Kansas Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue in Kansas City
Open to four-lane traffic
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1978 and 2007
KCS - 63rd Street Trestle [Map · Street View] Steel trestle over E. 63rd Street Trafficway on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and four lanes of traffic below
KCS - Blue Ridge Boulevard Overpass [Map · Street View] Deck plate girder bridge over Blue Ridge Boulevard on Kansas City Southern RR
Open to traffic
KCS - Coal Mine Road Bridge [Map · Street View] Timber stringer bridge over Coal Mine Road on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and one-lane road traffic below
KCS - Crysler Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View] Steel stringer bridge over S Crysler Ave on Kansas City Southern Railway, Mexico Sub
Open to traffic
KCS - Grandview Road Overpass [Map · Street View] Deck plate girder bridge over Grandview Road on KCS Railroad in Grandview
Open to traffic
KCS - Little Blue River Bridge [Map · Street View] Warren through truss bridge over Little Blue River on ICG Railroad in Independence
Open to traffic
Built 1900 by the Chicago & Alton Railway
KCS - Old Longview Road Overpass [Map] Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bennington Ave on Kansas City Southern RR
Open to traffic
KCS - Oldham Road Overpass [Map · Street View] Concrete arch bridge over Oldham Road on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1928
KCS Air Line - Blue River bridge [Map · Street View] Bridge over Big Blue River on abandoned KCS Air Line, just west of I-435
Rails removed and decked with boards. Open to traffic by tired railroad vehicles.
Carried the Air Line in to Independence
KCT - 12th Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over E. 12th Street on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic
Slab bridge over E. 12th Street on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic
KCT - Highline Bridge [Map · Street View] Two-level through truss bridge and network of approaches over Kansas River on the KCTRR in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 2005
KCT - Indiana Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over Indiana Avenue on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic
Slab bridge over Indiana Avenue on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic
KCT - Jackson Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over Jackson Avenue on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Slab bridge over Jackson Avenue on Kansas City Terminal Railway
KCT - Summit Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over Summit Street on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Slab bridge over Summit Street on Kansas City Terminal Railway
KCT - Truman Road Overpass [Map · Street View]
Concrete bridge over Truman Road on Kansas City Terminal Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Concrete bridge over Truman Road on Kansas City Terminal Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
KCT - Van Brunt Boulevard Overpass [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over Van Brunt Blvd. on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Slab bridge over Van Brunt Blvd. on Kansas City Terminal Railway
KCT - West 25th Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over W. 25th Street on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic
Slab bridge over W. 25th Street on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Open to traffic
KCT - Wilson Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over Wilson Avenue on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Slab bridge over Wilson Avenue on Kansas City Terminal Railway
Kenneth Road Bridge [Map · Street View] Lost through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Kenneth Road in Kansas City
Closed to all traffic
Built 1905; replaced by a relocated Bailey Truss in 1996. Closed to all traffic due to damage from an overweight truck in 2008.
Lake of the Woods Gregory Bridge [Map · Street View] Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lake of the Woods spillway on Gregory Blvd.
Open to traffic
Lewis and Clark Viaduct [Map · Street View] Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on I-70 Westbound in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Opened Nov. 12, 1962; rehabilitated 1984
Lexington Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Steel plate-girder bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Lexington Avenue in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1900-01 by the Central Electric Railroad Co.; remodeled 1907; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Lexington Road Covered Bridge 25-48-02x [Map] Lost covered bridge over Little Blue River on Lexington Road
Removed but not replaced
Extant during the Civil War, perhaps into the early '30s.
Liberty Bridge [Map · Street View] Pair of through truss bridges over Missouri River on MO 291 south of Liberty
Open to four lanes of divided-highway traffic
Northbound bridge built 1949 and rehabilitated 1986; southbound bridge built 1996
Little Blue ghost bridge [Map · Street View] Lost Bridge over Unnamed tributary of Little Blue River on Unnamed rural road
Removed
Shown on 1919 map, shown as bypassed on 1939 quad.
Little Blue River Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete tee beam bridge over Little Blue River on Frontage Road (Old US 71) in Grandview
Open to traffic
Built 1945
Little Blue River US 40 Bridge [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Little Blue River on US 40
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1975; replaced 1999
Lost through truss bridge over Little Blue River on US 40
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1975; replaced 1999
Little Blue Road Bridge [Map] Lost through truss bridge over Little Blue River on Little Blue Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1932; replaced 2006
Longview Road Bridge [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Little Blue River on Longview Road
Inundated
Built 1920's
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Little Blue River on Longview Road
Inundated
Built 1920's
Lumpkins Fork Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete tee beam bridge over Lumpkins Fork on Raytown Road
Open to traffic
Built 1932
Michael R. Haverty Bridge [Map] Through truss bridge over Railroad tracks at Union Station in Kansas City
Open to pedestrians
Built 1892 next to Missouri River; abandoned 1960, relocated to Union Station 2006
Mo Pac 50 hwy bridge [Map · Street View] Deck plate girder bridge over US 50 Hwy on Union Pacific RR
Open to traffic
Built 1927
O'Donnell Road Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Fire Prairie Creek on O'Donnell Road in Buckner
replaced by a new bridge
Built 1935
Lost pony truss bridge over Fire Prairie Creek on O'Donnell Road in Buckner
replaced by a new bridge
Built 1935
Old 50 hwy bridge [Map · Street View] Bridge over Unnamed tributary of Blue River on Blue Parkway (old US 50)
Open to traffic
Old Bannister Road Bridge [Map] Lost Bridge over Little Blue River on Former alignment Bannister Road
Removed but not replaced
Bypassed 1931
Old Blue Ridge Bridge [Map] Beam bridge over unnamed tributary of Little Blue River on old alignment of Blue Ridge Blvd.
Open to pedestrians
Old Liberty Bridge [Map] Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over the former channel of the Missouri River on MO 291
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1927; replaced 1973
Oldham Road Bridge [Map · Street View] Small arch bridge over a Branch of Blue River on Oldham Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
Paseo Bridge [Map · Street View] Lost self-anchored suspension bridge across the Missouri River on I-29/I-35/US 71 in Kansas City
Lost
Built 1954; rehabilitated 1984 and 2005; Replaced 2011
Paseo Overpass [Map · Street View] Pair of concrete arch bridges over 77th Street on Paseo Blvd.
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1994
Phillips Creek Route F Bridge [Map] Concrete arch bridge over Phillips Creek on Route F
Open to traffic
Built 1911-12 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co.
Prospect Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost arch bridge over Brush Creek on Prospect Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1977; replaced 2004
Lost arch bridge over Brush Creek on Prospect Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1977; replaced 2004
Pryor Road Cedar Creek Bridge [Map] Lost pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Pryor Road in Lee's Summit
replaced by a new bridge
Evidence suggests that this was built around 1870
R. D. Mize Road bridge [Map]
Lost covered through truss bridge over Little Blue River on R. D. Mize Road
No longer exists
Shown on map of old trails and landmarks
Lost covered through truss bridge over Little Blue River on R. D. Mize Road
No longer exists
Shown on map of old trails and landmarks
Raytown Road Bridge [Map · Street View] Wooden trestle bridge over the inactive Rock Island Railroad on Raytown Road in Raytown
Open to one-lane northbound traffic
Built 1904; reduced to one-way traffic in 2004; rehabilitated 2005
Red Bridge [Map · Street View] Bypassed through truss bridge over Blue River on Red Bridge Road
Bypassed with a new bridge and preserved.
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1982
Rennick Road Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Sni-A-Bar Creek on Rennick Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1994
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Sni-A-Bar Creek on Rennick Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1994
Rhinehart Road Bridge [Map] Lost pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Rhinehart Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a modern bridge
Built 1906, probably by the Midland Bridge Co.
RI - 47th Street Overpass [Map · Street View] Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over E. 47th Street on Inactive Rock Island RR
Rail line inactive
The Rock Island line reached Raytown just south of this location in 1904.
RI - 75th Street Overpass [Map · Street View] Slab bridge over 75th Street on Rock Island RR
Rail line inactive
The Rock Island line came to Raytown in 1904
RI - Blue Ridge Cut-Off overpass [Map · Street View] Unused pony plate girder bridge over Blue Ridge Cut-Off on the Rock Island Railroad in Kansas City
Railroad line inactive
Unused since 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
RI - Frost Road Overpass [Map · Street View] Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Frost Road on Inactive Rock Island RR
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1904
RI - Manchester Trafficway Overpass [Map · Street View] Deck plate girder bridge over Manchester Trafficway on Inactive Rock Island RR
Rail line inactive
This line was built ca 1904
RI - Raytown Road Overpass [Map] Abandoned beam bridge over Raytown Road on CRI&P RR
Abandoned, partially filled
Built ca 1904
RI - Vale Tunnel [Map] Tunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under a hill and Bannister Road between Raytown and Lees Summit in Kansas City
Railroad line inactive
Built 1903-4; abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
RI - White Oak Creek Bridge [Map] Closed-spandrel arch bridge over White Oak Creek on Inactive Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1904
Rock Creek Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete tee beam bridge over Rock Creek on Kentucky Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1932
Rock Creek US 24 Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete deck girder bridge over Rock Creek on US 24 (Winner Road)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1911, probably by the Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Rock Island - Armourdale Bridge [Map · Street View] Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River, just north of the Kansas Avenue Bridge
Closed to all traffic
Built 1905; abandoned in 1980s after the construction of Kemper Arena
Rock Island - Little Blue River Bridge [Map] Deck plate girder bridge over Little Blue River on former Rock Island Railroad west of Unity Village
Closed to all traffic
Rock Island - MO 350 Overpass [Map · Street View] Unused steel stringer bridge over MO 350 on the former Rock Island Railroad in Raytown
Railroad line inactive
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Round Grove Creek Bridge [Map] Lost concrete arch bridge over Round Grove Creek on Raytown Road near the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City
No longer exists
Built 1913
Sampson Road Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Mouse Creek on Sampson Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1919; replaced 2001
Lost pony truss bridge over Mouse Creek on Sampson Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1919; replaced 2001
Santa Fe Street Bridge [Map · Street View] Through truss bridge over the BNSF Railroad on Santa Fe Street in Sibley
Open to traffic
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1998
Scruggs Road Bridge [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over East Fork of Little Blue River on Scruggs Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1911 by the Midland Bridge Co.; replaced 2003
Lost concrete arch bridge over East Fork of Little Blue River on Scruggs Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1911 by the Midland Bridge Co.; replaced 2003
Sebree Bridge [Map · Street View] Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Brush Creek on Benton Blvd. in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1922-24; rehabilitated 1983
Second Hannibal Bridge [Map · Street View] Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1917 to replace First Hannibal Bridge; auto deck abandoned 1956
Sibley Railroad Bridge [Map] Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley
Open to railroad traffic
Originally built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss; later reconstructed c. 1915 with Pennsylvania through truss spans
Sni-A-Bar Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on Route H
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1929
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on Route H
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1929
Sni-A-Bar Creek Route H Bridge [Map · Street View] Pratt through truss bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on Route H
Lost
Built 1929
Sni-A-Bar Road Bridge [Map] Open-spandrel concrete arch bridge over the Kansas City Southern Railway on Sni-a-bar Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1929
South Bridge [Map]
Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Chicago & Alton (IC) RR on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Chicago & Alton (IC) RR on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Spring Branch Road Bridge [Map] Lost Bridge over Branch (or former channel) of Little Blue River on former Spring Branch Road
Removed but not replaced
St. Louis Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Lost skewed Pratt through truss over the KCS Railroad on St. Louis Avenue
Replaced by new bridge on different alignment
Built 1914; replaced 2003
Stadium Drive underpass [Map] Concrete stringer bridge over Stadium Drive (former Raytown Road) on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open
Stockyards Bridge [Map]
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Kansas River on Livestock/Cattle Double Decked
Removed but not replaced
Built in Early 1900s shows on a 1907 map. Demolished Around 1974.
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Kansas River on Livestock/Cattle Double Decked
Removed but not replaced
Built in Early 1900s shows on a 1907 map. Demolished Around 1974.
SW 2nd St Bridge [Map · Street View] Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lee's Summit SW 2nd St on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Swope Park / Kansas City Zoo Suspension Footbridge [Map] Wire suspension bridge over Blue River on Non-Motorized Path
Open to pedestrians
Built 1907; Rehabilitated 1994
Tapscott Road Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Sni-A-Bar Creek on Tapscott Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1907 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Sni-A-Bar Creek on Tapscott Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1907 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Topping Ave S Bridge [Map · Street View] Girder bridge over E 31st Street on Topping Ave S
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Troost Avenue Bridge [Map]
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Brush Creek on Troost Avenue
Lost
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1977, replaced 2011
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Brush Creek on Troost Avenue
Lost
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1977, replaced 2011
Truman Road Abandoned Overpass [Map · Street View]
Abandoned concrete bridge over Truman Road carrying an onramp to Eastbound I-70
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1959 as an onramp from Benton Blvd. to Eastbound I-70
Abandoned concrete bridge over Truman Road carrying an onramp to Eastbound I-70
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1959 as an onramp from Benton Blvd. to Eastbound I-70
Twelfth Street Viaduct [Map · Street View] Concrete viaduct over the railroad tracks on Twelfth Street, just west of downtown Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1913-14; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
UP - Blue Parkway Overpass [Map] Lost Bridge over Old 50 Highway on Union Pacific (former MoPac)
Replaced by new bridge
UP - Ripley Junction Bridge [Map] Pony plate girder bridge over Little Blue River on Union Pacific RR (former Mo Pac)
Open to traffic
Newer bridge replacing undetermined earlier bridge
US 24 over BNSF Railroad Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel rigid frame bridge over BNSF Railroad on US 24 (Winner Road) in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934-35 by M.E. Gillioz; rehabilitated 1977
Steel rigid frame bridge over BNSF Railroad on US 24 (Winner Road) in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934-35 by M.E. Gillioz; rehabilitated 1977
US 24 over KCS Railroad Bridge [Map] Steel rigid frame bridge over KCS Railroad on US 24 (Winner Road) in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934-35 by M.E. Gillioz; rehabilitated 1977
US 24 Union Pacific Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete tee beam bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on US 24
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1934
Concrete tee beam bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on US 24
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1934
US24 Blue River Bridge [Map · Street View] Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Blue River on US 24 (Winner Road) in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934-35 by M.E. Gillioz; rehabilitated 1977
US40 Blue River Bridge [Map · Street View] Steel through arch bridge over Blue River on US 40 in Kansas City
Open to four-lane traffic
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1991
Velie Road Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Tributary of Little Blue River on Velie Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1919; replaced 2003
Lost pony truss bridge over Tributary of Little Blue River on Velie Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1919; replaced 2003
View High Drive Bridge [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Little Blue River on View High Drive
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1915; replaced 1994
Lost through truss bridge over Little Blue River on View High Drive
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1915; replaced 1994
Wahoo Branch Bridge [Map]
Culvert bridge over Wahoo Branch on Us 24
Open to traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1973
Culvert bridge over Wahoo Branch on Us 24
Open to traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1973
West Lexington Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete tee beam bridge over Union Pacific (Mo Pac) RR on West Lexington Avenue
Open to traffic
Wild Cat Hollow Bridge [Map · Street View] Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Wild Cat Hollow Drive (E. 67th Street) on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below
Built 1928
Wilson Road Blue River Bridge [Map] Abandoned haunched steel stringer bridge over Blue River on Wilson Road
Open as access to private property
Wilson Road Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete arch bridge over an Rock Creek on Wilson Road
Open
Built 1925
Woodland Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over Brush Creek on Woodland Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1977
Lost concrete arch bridge over Brush Creek on Woodland Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1977
Woods Chapel Road East Fork Little Blue River Bridge [Map]
Bridge over East Fork Little Blue River on Southwest Woods Chapel Road
Either Submerged by Blue Springs Lake around 1990 or most likley lost in the late 1980s as the lake levels would not quite be deep enough to completely submerge the bridge. Needs confirmation with someone with a fish finder in this area.
Built Before or During 1934 Flooded or Demolished by the Construction of Blue Springs Lake in the late 1980s. Replaced by a new bridge and causeway nearby to the west as part of the Blue Springs Lake project.
Bridge over East Fork Little Blue River on Southwest Woods Chapel Road
Either Submerged by Blue Springs Lake around 1990 or most likley lost in the late 1980s as the lake levels would not quite be deep enough to completely submerge the bridge. Needs confirmation with someone with a fish finder in this area.
Built Before or During 1934 Flooded or Demolished by the Construction of Blue Springs Lake in the late 1980s. Replaced by a new bridge and causeway nearby to the west as part of the Blue Springs Lake project.
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