Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Platte County, Missouri

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Bear Creek MO 45 Bridge
Pony plate girder bridge over Bear Creek on MO 45
Open to traffic
Built 1936

Bee Creek Blvd. Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Bee Creek on Bee Creek Blvd.
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1940; rehabilitated 1987

Bee Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Bee Creek on Williams Road West
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1930; replaced 1993

Bee Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Bee Creek on Woodruff Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1918; replaced 1993

Branch Bee Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Bee Creek on Rock Island Drive
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1930; replaced 1997

Dicks Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Dicks Creek on Cochriel Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1940; replaced 1992

Dicks Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Dicks Creek on Fry Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1992

Fairfax Bridge
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Southbound US 69 in Kansas City
Open to southbound traffic
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1979

Humphreys Access Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Platte River on Humphreys Access Road
Replaced by new bridge on new alignment
Built 1895 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 2004

Iatan Bridge
Lost wrought iron pony truss bridge over Iatan Creek on Macadow Street in Iatan
Lost
Built 1885 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; demolished in 2002 (?)

Interurban Road Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Wildcat Branch on NW Interurban Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920

Jordan Branch Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Jordan Branch on Route V
Open to traffic
Built 1959

Jowler Creek Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Jowler Creek on Route E
Open to traffic
Built 1933

Jowler Creek Bridge
Lost two-span concrete arch bridge over Jowler Creek on Interurban Road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1991

Jowler Creek Bridge
Lost two-span concrete arch bridge over Jowler Creek on Interurban Road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1996

Jowler Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Jowler Creek on Jowler Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930

Leavenworth Centennial Bridge
Two-span through arch bridge over the Missouri River on KS 92/MO 92 at Leavenworth
Open to traffic
Built 1955

Leavenworth Railroad Bridge
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River at Leavenworth
No longer exists
Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison for about $300,000; dedicated Jan. 2, 1894

Little Platte River Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Little Platte River on Route B
Open to traffic
Built 1957

Mitchell Creek MO 9 Bridge
Arch bridge over Mitchell Creek on MO 9 in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1922-23

Noah's Ark Covered Bridge
Lost covered bridge over Little Platte River on Route B
Destroyed by flood
Built 1878; bypassed by new bridge in 1957; damaged by flood in July 1965 and dismantled

Platte Purchase Bridge
Through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Northbound US 69 in Kansas City
Open to northbound traffic
Built 1957; rehabilitated 1997

Platte River MO 45 Bridge
Three-span through truss bridge over Platte River on MO 45 in Farley
Open to traffic with a 45 ton limit
Built 1933

Platte River Rail Bridge
Baltimore through truss bridge over Platte River on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad in Parkville
Open to traffic

Settles Station Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Jowler Creek on Settles Station Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930

Sharp Station East Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Jowler Creek on Sharp Station East Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930

Sharps Station Bridge
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Platte River on Interurban Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2002

South Bluff Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Bee Creek on South Bluff Road
No longer exists
Built 1910 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 2001

Stanton Road Bridge
Pony truss over Sugar Creek on Stanton Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920

Todd Creek Interurban Road Bridge
Arch bridge over Todd Creek on NW Interurban Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920

Waddell 'A' Truss Bridge
Through truss bridge originally spanning Linn Branch Creek in Clinton County near Trimble, but relocated to Parkville
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1898 for the Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railway. Abandoned in 1939, but converted into a highway bridge on MO 4 in 1953. Dismantled in 1980 to make room for Smithville Reservoir, but relocated and reassembled in 1987 as a pedestrian bridge

West Platte Road Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Line Creek on West Platte Road in Kansas City
Removed
Built 1922; removed 2005

Weston Viaduct
Pony plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on MO 45
Open to traffic
Built 1936