Historic Bridges of the U.S.

12th Street Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 2000
Steel stringer bridge over Kansas River, BNSF Railroad on 12th Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic

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 with a 43 ton limit

7th Street Trafficway Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1932; southbound steel stringer bridge built 1970; rehabilitated 1970
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 1908; damaged by 1951 flood, removed 1959
Lost through truss bridge over Kansas River on Argentine Boulevard, 18th Street in Kansas City
Removed but not replaced

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

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 James Street in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge

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 Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Six span through truss bridge over Kansas River
Open to traffic

Kansas River Bridge (Shawnee County, Kansas)
Built ca. 1920
Through truss bridge over Kansas River on the BNSF Railroad in Topeka
Open to traffic

Kansas River I-70 Bridge (Douglas County, Kansas)
Built 1956
Pair of deck truss bridges over Kansas River on I-70 in Lawrence
Open to traffic

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

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 1 (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

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 2 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned 1983
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the former Kansas City Southern railroad, south of James Street
Closed to all traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 3 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
North bridge built 1909; south bridge built 1911
Pair of four-span through truss bridges over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad, just south of the I-670 bridge
Open to traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 4 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned in 1972 with the building of Kemper Arena
Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River, just north of the Kansas Avenue Bridge
Closed to all traffic

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
Open to traffic

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