Carries 2 lanes of 12th Street Locale Kansas City, Kansas Location Kansas City | Crosses Kansas River Opened 1909 Body of water Kansas River | |
Maintained by WyCo Unified Government Design Deck Truss (first bridge), Thru-Truss (second bridge,) Girder (current bridge) Similar Intercity Viaduct, Platte Purchase Bridge, Fairfax Bridge, Central Avenue Bridge, Rock Island Bridge | ||
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The 12th Street Bridge is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas.
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History
The 12th Street Bridge dates back to the early 1900s, when it was an iron bridge. Swept away by a 1903 flood, it was rebuilt at the cost of $75,000. A judge ordered the bridge rebuilt again in 1923 and it was reopened April 22, 1926.
A 1940 fire damaged the center span of the bridge and its wooden floor fell into the river. In about a year, it reopened after being rebuilt.
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.
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