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East side

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West side

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North approach

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Close-up of arch ribs

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Single arch rib

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Pier

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Overview
Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Brush Creek on Benton Blvd. in Kansas City
Location
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1983
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 79.0 ft.
Total length: 324.0 ft.
Deck width: 53.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.03780, -94.54282   (decimal degrees)
39°02'16" N, 94°32'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 49 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 27
Inventory numbers
MONBI 25444 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21715 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
9,100

Categories 

Arch (7,566)
Built 1923 (282)
Built during 1920s (4,045)
Concrete balustrade (80)
Deck arch (6,659)
Jackson County, Missouri (63)
Kansas City, Missouri (51)
Missouri (2,371)
Open (21,663)
Open-spandrel arch (204)
Owned by city (1,908)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,265)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,105)

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Sebree Bridge
Posted December 5, 2006, by Anita Roberts (anita464 [at] missouristate [dot] edu)

This bridge was built by M.E. Gillioz of Monett, MO, one of the biggest road, bridge, dam, and building contractors from the first half of the 20th Century.