Photos 

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Color postcard

This postcard shows the bridge's original appearance
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Top Of Bridge, View To The North, Rockhill Road

HAER photos taken December 1989 by Philip R. DeBacker

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Top Of Bridge, View To The South

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Top Of Bridge, View To The Northwest, Pedestrian Walkway, Rockhill Neighborhood House In Distance To Right

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East Side, Downstream

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West Side, Upstream, South Abutment, Cutwater

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West Side, Upstream, North Abutment, Cutwater

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Detailed View Of Stone Construction, Wood Railings And Stone Posts, And Cutwater

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Detailed View Of Wood Railing And Stone Posts From Rockhill Road, Pedestrian Walkway To The Left, Rockhill Neighborhood Houses In Distance

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Detailed View Of Wood Railing And Stone Posts Tied Into Stone Construction Of The Bridge

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View Of Arch From Underside, Detail Of Stone And Mortar, Corrugated Metal Supports

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Detailed View Of Stonework In Underside Of Arch

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Detailed View Of Stonework In Underside Of Arch

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Facts 

Overview
Lost two-span stone arch bridge over Brush Creek on Rockhill Road
Location
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a concrete bridge
History
Built 1901 by William Rockhill Nelson. Replaced 1991
Design
Stone arch
Land survey
T. 49 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 29
Inventory number
BH 21691 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (8,290)
Built 1901 (198)
Built during 1900s (3,187)
Deck arch (7,401)
HAER documented (453)
Jackson County, Missouri (95)
Kansas City, Missouri (53)
Lost (6,198)
Lost 1991 (194)
Lost during 1990s (2,919)
Missouri (3,617)
Replaced by new bridge (4,007)
Stone arch (1,532)

Update Log 

  • November 20, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources