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Facts
- Overview
- Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Blue Parkway on the Kansas City Southern Railway in Kansas City
- Location
- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to railroad traffic above and four-lane highway traffic below
- History
- Built 1928
- Design
- Open-spandrel arch
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.03360, -94.51402 (decimal degrees)
39°02'01" N, 94°30'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/368957/4321595 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Kansas City
- Inventory number
- BH 21684 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net
Comments
Blue Parkway Railroad Viaduct
In all there are four high spans for the KCS in Kansas City, three are of this type. The other two high concrete arch bridges are found at 67th Street, and Gregory BLVD (can be seen from I-435). The 67th Street bridge/Wildcat Hollow is hidden, and is in a heavily wooded area. The other high span is across 63rd Street.