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27th Street Viaduct

Jackson County, Missouri

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #116868

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost open-spandrel arch bridge over Vine Street on 27th Street in Kansas City
Location
Jackson County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1917; demolished 2005
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 371.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.07760, -94.56391   (decimal degrees)
39°04'39" N, 94°33'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/365369/4327732 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kansas City
Land survey
T. 49 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 9
Inventory numbers
MoDOT S-051B31 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 25415 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21677 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,823)
Built 1917 (672)
Built during 1910s (10,176)
Concrete balustrade (897)
Deck arch (12,045)
HAER documented (1,136)
Jackson County, Missouri (303)
Lost (31,139)
Lost 2005 (461)
 Lost during 2000s (4,467)
Missouri (6,585)
Open-spandrel arch (824)
Owned by city (6,240)
Replaced by new bridge (21,200)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,657)
Structurally deficient (12,594)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,682)

Update Log 

  • January 13, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 11, 2017: New photo from Dave King
  • March 22, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added categories "Concrete balustrade", "HAER documented"
  • July 7, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record
  • April 23, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson

Sources 

  • Historic American Engineering Record
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
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Comments 

27th Street Viaduct
Posted September 21, 2020, by Hannah (wickedaxeguitars [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I just realized that there is a gallery of pictures here. This bridge is absolutely the one I remember. What a shame.

27th Street Viaduct
Posted September 21, 2020, by Hannah (wickedaxeguitars [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I am trying to identify a bridge that I took note of in the early 2000s. It looked a lot like this and was near this location, though I remember it as being more ornamental. The bridge had staircases inside its footings, to allow pedestrians to ascend from the street below to the road above.

Does this ring a bell for anyone? If you have information, please contact me wickedaxeguitars(at)yahoo.com Thank you!

27th Street Viaduct
Posted March 19, 2010, by Molly Hill (birdgurl97 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I've been away from Kansas city for 10 years now, My husband did a painting of this bridge while we where going to school there. I'm sad to see that it's now gone...

27th Street Viaduct
Posted April 21, 2008, by mr2000watts (xxx2000_wattsxxx [at] yahoo [dot] com)

It's back open now and has been for several months.

27th Street Viaduct
Posted April 1, 2006, by TIm WHite (twhite64 [at] gmail [dot] com)

The 27th Street Viaduct is in the process of being replaced. Construction started during the 4Q of 2005. I'm not sure when it is scheduled to be completed.