Historic Bridges
of the United States
Brush Creek Bridge
Jackson County
,
Missouri
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HAER photo: Side view
This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge before it was replaced [HAER photo taken December 1989 by Philip R. DeBacker]
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HAER photo: View underneath
This HAER photo shows the stone arches from below. The corrugated metal was added in 1986 to reinforce the arches.
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Color postcard
This postcard shows the bridge's original appearance
Facts
Overview
Lost two-span stone arch bridge over Brush Creek on Rockhill Road
Location
Kansas City
,
Jackson County
,
Missouri
Status
Replaced by a concrete bridge
History
Built 1901 by William Rockhill Nelson. Replaced 1991
Design
Stone arch
Land survey
T. 49 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 29
Inventory number
BH 21691
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Arch
(7,640)
Built 1901
(146)
Built during 1900s
(2,418)
Deck arch
(6,722)
HAER documented
(348)
Jackson County, Missouri
(66)
Kansas City, Missouri
(52)
Lost
(854)
Missouri
(2,450)
Replaced by new bridge
(699)
Stone arch
(1,365)
Sources
HAER MO-58
- Rockhill Road Bridge
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