23rd Street ViaductLost plate girder bridge over Big Blue River on 23rd Street Trafficway
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1936; replaced 1997
27th Street ViaductLost open-spandrel arch bridge over Vine Street on 27th Street in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1917; demolished 2005
58th Street Bridge
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on 58th Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1929
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on 58th Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1929
86th Street Bridge
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on 86th Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1929
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on 86th Street in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1929
8th Street Tunnel
Tunnel under downtown Kansas City Missouri and Interstate 35
Closed to all traffic
Built 1888; abandoned 1962, opened for tours in 2005
Tunnel under downtown Kansas City Missouri and Interstate 35
Closed to all traffic
Built 1888; abandoned 1962, opened for tours in 2005
ASB BridgeVertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Construction started 1909 and opened to traffic on December 28, 1911
Bannister Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Blue River on Bannister Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1931; replaced ca. 2004
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Blue River on Bannister Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1931; replaced ca. 2004
Blue Branch Old US 40 Bridge
Lost three-span pony truss bridge over Blue Branch on Old US 40 in Grain Valley
No longer exists
Built ca. 1940; replaced 2003
Lost three-span pony truss bridge over Blue Branch on Old US 40 in Grain Valley
No longer exists
Built ca. 1940; replaced 2003
Blue Parkway Railroad ViaductThree-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Blue Parkway on the KCS Railroad in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic above and four-lane highway traffic below
Built 1928
Blue Parkway Viaduct
Lost steel plate-girder bridge over Blue River on Blue Parkway in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 2004
Lost steel plate-girder bridge over Blue River on Blue Parkway in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 2004
Blue Ridge BridgeStone arch bridge over MO 12 on Blue Ridge Blvd. between Kansas City and Independence
Open to two-lane traffic above and four-lane traffic below
Built 1906 by the Forrester-Swenson Construction Co.
Blue Ridge Cut-Off overpass
Abandoned pony plate girder bridge over Blue Ridge Cut-Off on the Rock Island Railroad in Kansas City
Railroad line abandoned
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned pony plate girder bridge over Blue Ridge Cut-Off on the Rock Island Railroad in Kansas City
Railroad line abandoned
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Blue River MO 150 Bridge
Through truss bridge over the Big Blue River on MO 150
Replaced by new bridge on new four lane alignment
Built 1932
Through truss bridge over the Big Blue River on MO 150
Replaced by new bridge on new four lane alignment
Built 1932
Blue River Parkway Bridge
Arch bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on Blue River Parkway in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1929
Arch bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on Blue River Parkway in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1929
Blue River US 24 Bridge
Plate grider bridge over Blue River on US 24 in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1977
Plate grider bridge over Blue River on US 24 in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1977
Blue River US 40 BridgeSteel through arch bridge over Blue River on US 40 in Kansas City
Open to four-lane traffic
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1991
BNSF Railroad US 24 Bridge
Deck girder bridge over the BNSF Railroad on US 24 in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1994
Deck girder bridge over the BNSF Railroad on US 24 in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1994
Broadway BridgeSteel through arch bridge over Missouri River on US 169 in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1990, tolls removed 1991
Brush Creek BridgeLost two-span stone arch bridge over Brush Creek on Rockhill Road
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Built 1901 by William Rockhill Nelson. Replaced 1991
Chouteau BridgeLost three-span Whipple truss bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge in 2001
Built 1887; converted into vehicular use in 1951; demolished in 2001
Cliff Drive BridgeConcrete arch bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Cliff Drive in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
Elm Avenue Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over White Oak Creek on Elm Avenue in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2002
Lost pony truss bridge over White Oak Creek on Elm Avenue in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2002
First Hannibal Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas City
No longer exists
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas City
No longer exists
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal Bridge
Gladstone Blvd. Bridge
Arch bridge over Anderson Street on Gladstone Blvd. in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1945
Arch bridge over Anderson Street on Gladstone Blvd. in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1945
Gregory Blvd. Bridge
Arch bridge over Big Blue River on Gregory Blvd.
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1984
Arch bridge over Big Blue River on Gregory Blvd.
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1984
Harry S. Truman Bridge
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Highway 350 Overpass
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Missouri Highway 350 on the former Rock Island Railroad in Raytown
Railroad line abandoned
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Missouri Highway 350 on the former Rock Island Railroad in Raytown
Railroad line abandoned
Abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Hillcrest Road Bridge
Small arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Hillcrest Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1906
Small arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Hillcrest Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1906
Hunt Road BridgeSkewed Pony truss bridge over small unnamed creek on Hunt Road south of Oak Grove
Open to traffic
I-70 Noland Road overpass
Lost bridge over Interstate 70 on Noland Road S in Independence
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1963; rehabilitated 1977, replaced 2008
Lost bridge over Interstate 70 on Noland Road S in Independence
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1963; rehabilitated 1977, replaced 2008
Intercity ViaductTwo-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
Completed in 1907; lower level added 1930; parallel span opened in 1962
Kansas Avenue BridgeDeck truss bridge over Kansas River on Kansas Avenue in Kansas City
Open to four-lane traffic
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1978 and 2007
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 2Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the former Kansas City Southern railroad, south of James Street
Closed to all traffic
Built 1905; abandoned 1983
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 3Pair of four-span through truss bridges over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad, just south of the I-670 bridge
Open to traffic
North bridge built 1909; south bridge built 1911
Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 4Abandoned three-span through truss bridge over Kansas River, just north of the Kansas Avenue Bridge
Closed to all traffic
Built 1905; abandoned in 1972 with the building of Kemper Arena
KCS Railroad Little Blue River BridgeWarren through truss bridge over Little Blue River on Kansas City Southern Railroad in Independence
Open to traffic
Bridge built 1900 by the Kansas City Southern Railway
KCS Railroad US 24 Bridge
Plate girder bridge over the KCS Railroad on US 24 in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1987
Plate girder bridge over the KCS Railroad on US 24 in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1987
Kenneth Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Kenneth Road in Kansas City
Closed to Traffic August 2008 after overweight load damaged it; slated to be replaced in 2009
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1996
Through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Kenneth Road in Kansas City
Closed to Traffic August 2008 after overweight load damaged it; slated to be replaced in 2009
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1996
Lewis and Clark ViaductDeck truss bridge over Kansas River on I-70 Westbound in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Opened Nov. 12, 1962; rehabilitated 1984
Lexington Avenue BridgeSteel plate-girder bridge over Chestnut Trafficway on Lexington Avenue in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Liberty BridgePair of through truss bridges over Missouri River on MO 291 south of Liberty in Kansas City
Open to four lanes of divided-highway traffic
Northbound bridge built 1949 and rehabilitated 1986; southbound bridge built 1996
Little Blue River BridgeConcrete tee beam bridge over Little Blue River on Frontage Road (Old US 71) in Grandview
Open to traffic
Built 1945
Little Blue Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Little Blue River on Little Blue Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1932; replaced 2006
Through truss bridge over Little Blue River on Little Blue Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1932; replaced 2006
O'Donnell Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Fire Prairie Creek on O'Donnell Road in Buckner
Open to traffic
Built 1935
Pony truss bridge over Fire Prairie Creek on O'Donnell Road in Buckner
Open to traffic
Built 1935
Old Bannister Road Bridge
Arch bridge over Blue River Road on Old Bannister Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1931
Arch bridge over Blue River Road on Old Bannister Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1931
Oldham Road Bridge
Small arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Oldham Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
Small arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Oldham Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
Paseo BridgeSuspension bridge across the Missouri River on I-29/I-35/US 71 in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1954; rehabilitated 1984 and 2005
Pencoyd Bridge
Through truss bridge over Railroad tracks at Union Station in Kansas City
Open to pedestrians
Built 1892 next to Missouri River; abandoned 1960, relocated to Union Station 2006
Through truss bridge over Railroad tracks at Union Station in Kansas City
Open to pedestrians
Built 1892 next to Missouri River; abandoned 1960, relocated to Union Station 2006
Phillips Creek Route F Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Phillips Creek on Route F
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910
Concrete arch bridge over Phillips Creek on Route F
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910
Prospect Avenue Bridge
Lost arch bridge over Brush Creek on Prospect Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1977; replaced 2004
Lost arch bridge over Brush Creek on Prospect Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1977; replaced 2004
Pryor Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on Pryor Road in Kansas City
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1910
Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on Pryor Road in Kansas City
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1910
Raytown Road BridgeWooden trestle bridge over the dismantled Rock Island Railroad on Raytown Road in Raytown
Open to one-lane northbound traffic
Built 1920; reduced to one-way traffic in 2004; rehabilitated 2005
Red Bridge
Through truss bridge over Blue River on Red Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1982
Through truss bridge over Blue River on Red Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1982
Rhinehart Road BridgeLost pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Rhinehart Road in Kansas City
Replaced by a modern bridge
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1986; replaced 2005
Round Grove Creek BridgeConcrete arch bridge over Round Grove Creek on Raytown Road near the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1913
Santa Fe Street Bridge
Through truss bridge over the BNSF Railroad on Santa Fe Street in Sibley
Open to traffic
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over the BNSF Railroad on Santa Fe Street in Sibley
Open to traffic
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1998
Sebree BridgeThree-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Brush Creek on Benton Blvd. in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1983
Second Hannibal BridgeThrough truss bridge over Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1917 to replace First Hannibal Bridge; auto deck abandoned 1956
Sibley Railroad BridgeThree-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley
Open to railroad traffic
Originally built 1887-88 as a three-span Whipple through truss; later reconstructed with Parker through truss spans
Sni-A-Bar Creek Route H BridgePratt through truss bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on Route H
Open to traffic
Built 1929
St. Louis Avenue BridgeLost skewed Pratt through truss over the KCS Railroad on St. Louis Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1914; replaced 2003
Troost Avenue Bridge
Arch bridge over Brush Creek on Troost Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1977
Arch bridge over Brush Creek on Troost Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1977
Truman Road Railroad overpass
Bridge over Truman Road on Kansas City Terminal Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Bridge over Truman Road on Kansas City Terminal Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Tuckers Branch Route H BridgePony truss bridge over Tuckers Branch on Route H
Open to traffic
Built 1929
Twelfth Street ViaductConcrete viaduct over the railroad tracks on Twelfth Street, just west of downtown Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1965 and 2006
Vale TunnelTunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under a hill and Bannister Road between Raytown and Lees Summit in Kansas City
Railroad line abandoned
Built 1919; abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
Woodswether Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over railroad tracks on Woodswether Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1985
Through truss bridge over railroad tracks on Woodswether Road in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1985