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Overview

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East approach

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West approach

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Lower level looking east

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Lower level looking west

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Pier

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Close-up of arch

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Underneath arch

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete viaduct over the railroad tracks on Twelfth Street, just west of downtown Kansas City
Location
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913-14; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Builders
- Graff Construction Co. (Contractor)
- Waddell & Harrington (Consulting engineers)
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 148.9 ft.
Total length: 2,053.6 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.10083, -94.59783   (decimal degrees)
39°06'03" N, 94°35'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/361833/4329180 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 49 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 6
USGS topographic map
Kansas City
Inventory numbers
MONBI 25397 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
MO 048-S030B11 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 21721 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
9,500

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2006: Posted new photos