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Courtesy of the Kansas City Times

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BH Photo #485375

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Description

Carried the streetcar that ran from Westport (see Mill Street Station), east of The Plaza, down to Brookside, through Waldo, and turned east and ended at Dodson (85th and Prospect). Much of the line has been converted to a trail.

Preceded by a DPG trestle.

Facts

Overview: Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Broadway on Dodson (Streetcar) Line
Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Removed but not replaced
History: Built 1927
Builders: - Edward Buehler Delk (Designer)
- William G. Woolfolk & Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Contractor)
Railroads: - Kansas City Public Service Co. (KCPS)
- Streetcar
Design: Concrete rigid frame
Also called: KCPS - Mill Creek Viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.04968, -94.58826 (decimal degrees)
39°02'59" N, 94°35'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/362562/4323489 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Kansas City
Land survey: T. 49 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 20
Inventory number: BH 69434 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

November 9, 2020: New photo from Luke
May 2, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added builder
September 27, 2015: Added by Clark Vance

Related Bridges

KCPS - Mill Creek Viaduct (Old) (Predecessor)
Trolley Track Trail - 69th Street Bridge (Downstream) - Probably built around the same time

Sources

Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library (Wayback Machine) - Photo from 1977
Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library - Additional photos, including predecessor
Luke

KCPS - Mill Creek Parkway Viaduct