The 12th Street Bridge is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas.

12th Street Kansas River Bridge
Coordinates39°04′24″N 94°38′24″W / 39.0733°N 94.6401°W / 39.0733; -94.6401
Carries2 lanes of 12th Street
CrossesKansas River
LocaleKansas City, Kansas
Maintained byWyCo Unified Government[citation needed]
Characteristics
DesignDeck Truss (first bridge), Thru-Truss (second bridge,) Girder (current bridge)
History
Opened1909 (first bridge), 1930 (second bridge), 2000 (third and current bridge)
Location
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History

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The 12th Street Bridge dates back to the early 1900s, when it was an iron bridge.[1] Swept away by a 1903 flood, it was rebuilt at the cost of $75,000.[1] A judge ordered the bridge rebuilt again in 1923 and it was reopened April 22, 1926.[1]

A 1940 fire damaged the center span of the bridge and its wooden floor fell into the river.[1] In about a year, it reopened after being rebuilt.[1]

In 2000, the thru-truss was removed and replaced with a girder, due to problems with the substructure. It is just west of the 7th Street Trafficway Bridge, and east of the 18th Street Expressway Bridge over the Kansas River.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "12th St. Bridge's history long[permanent dead link]," Kansas City Kansan, July 14, 1985, at Kansas City Public Library Website Archived 2011-04-26 at the Wayback Machine (accessed December 22, 2013).