Kansas River

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12th Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1926; Demolished 1999 replaced by a new bridge 2000
Steel deck truss bridge over Kansas River, BNSF Railroad on 12th Street in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

18th Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1989
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on US 69 (18th Street) in Kansas City
Open to traffic

7th Street Trafficway Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1932; southbound steel stringer bridge built 1992; rehabilitated 1992
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on four lanes of 7th Street Trafficway in Kansas City
Open to four lanes of traffic

Argentine Boulevard Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1890, rebuilt 1908; damaged by 1951 flood, removed 1959
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River and Argentine Island on Argentine Boulevard, 18th Street in Kansas City
Replaced by the Nearby 18th Street Expressway Bridge Downstream

Ashland Vicinity Kansas River Bridge (Riley County, Kansas)
Likely built ca. 1902. Abandoned sometime after the Flood of 1951.
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River (Former Channel) on Rosencutter Road (Abandoned Section)
Derelict/abandoned

BNSF - Kansas River Bridge (Topeka) (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built 1909, 2 Spans Replaced 1952, Lengthened 1968
Through truss bridge over Kansas River on the BNSF Railway in Topeka
Open to traffic

Bonner Springs Wagon Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1904
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on E Cedar Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Central Avenue Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1983 and 2008
Two-level deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Central Avenue in Kansas City
Closed

Flowline Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on Water Main
Removed but not replaced

Highway Bridge (Old) (Geary County, Kansas)
Built 1907
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on Henry Drive?
Replaced by a new bridge

Intercity Viaduct (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Completed in 1907; lower level added 1930; parallel span opened in 1962
Two-level deck truss bridge over Kansas River on I-70 Eastbound in Kansas City
Open to four lanes of traffic on upper level and pedestrian traffic on lower level

James Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Replaced 1987
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on N. James Street in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge on the existing piers of the old bridge

Kansas Avenue Bowstring (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built sometime in the 1870s or before, replaced 1898 by the Melan Arch Bridge
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge 1898

Kansas Avenue Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1978 and 2007
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue in Kansas City
Open to four-lane traffic

Kansas River I-70 Bridge (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1956; demolished Nov. 2009
Pair of lost deck truss bridges over Kansas River on I-70 in Lawrence
Lost

KCS - Kansas River Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1916; abandoned 1983
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the former Kansas City Southern Railway, south of James Street
Closed to all traffic

Lecompton-Perry Bridge (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1899; Damaged due to floods in 1903, 1905, & 1908; 3 spans lost to ice jam 1910; Razed 1969
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kansas River on Halderman Street.
Replaced by a new bridge a few hundred yards downstream.

Lewis and Clark Viaduct (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Opened Nov. 12, 1962; rehabilitated 1984
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on I-70 Westbound in Kansas City
Demolished June 2018

Manhattan Bridge (Riley County, Kansas)
Built 1937; replaced 1996
Lost deck truss bridge over Kansas River on K-18/K-177 at Manhattan
Replaced by a new bridge

Massachusetts Street Bridge (1st) (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1864
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Kansas River on Massachusetts Street (Later US40/59)
Replaced by a new bridge

Massachusetts Street Bridge (3rd) (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built by Douglas County in 1917 - Demolished late 1970s
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Kansas River on US 24/US 40/ Massachusetts Street in Lawrence
Replaced by new bridge

Melan Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Opened January 12, 1898 with 5 Main Spans, 4 more outer spans built 1903 after flooding washed out approaches, collapsed 1965 when replacement span was being built, replacement bridge opened 1967 slightly downstream
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue
Lost, Destroyed by Partial Collapse July 2, 1965, Replaced by a new bridge 1967

RI - Armourdale Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned in 1980s after the construction of Kemper Arena
Abandoned Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River on Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic

RI - Kansas River Bridge (Manhattan) (Riley County, Kansas)
Built 1904, Two spans rebuilt 1936
Lost warren through truss bridge over Kansas River on CRI&P Railroad
No longer exists

St. Mary's Bridge (Pottawatomie County, Kansas)
Lost bowstring through truss bridge over Kansas River on Road
Removed but not replaced

Stockyards Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built in Early 1900s shows on a 1907 map. Demolished Around 1974.
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Kansas River on Livestock/Cattle Double Decked
Removed but not replaced

Topeka Railroad - Kansas River Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Kansas River on Topeka Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Turner Bridge (1894) (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1894, Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on K 32
Replaced by a new bridge

Turner Bridge (1913) (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on K 132
Replaced by a new bridge

Turner Bridge (1955) (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1955; replaced 2002
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on K-32 Highway (Turner Diagonal Fwy.)
Replaced by new bridge

UP - Kansas River Bridge #1 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1903, Shifted and East Span Added 1911
Pratt through truss bridge over Kansas River on Railroad (UP)
Open to traffic

UP - Kansas River Bridge #2 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1900, Shifted and East Span Added 1911
Through truss bridge over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Kansas River Bridge #3 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1904 to replace previous bridge destroyed by 1903 flood
Four-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad just north of I-70
Open to single-track railroad traffic

UP - Kansas River Bridge (Topeka) (Shawnee County, Kansas)
1903, Rebuilt 1951 With Three New Spans
Six span through truss bridge over Kansas River of lift spans
Open to traffic

Wamego Bridge (Pottawatomie County, Kansas)
Built 1927-9; Replaced 1990
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Kansas River on K-99 in Wamego
Replaced by new bridge

Wamego Bridge (OLD) (Pottawatomie County, Kansas)
Built 1872; Replaced 1927
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Kansas River on K-99
Replaced by a new bridge

West Kansas Avenue Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1912, rehabilitated 1938, replaced in 1988
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue/K-32
Replaced by new bridge

Willard Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1983
Deck truss bridge over Kansas River on Carlson Road at Willard
Replaced 2017