7th Street Trafficway Bridge

Bridge in Kansas City, Kansas
39°04′31″N 94°37′29″W / 39.0752°N 94.6247°W / 39.0752; -94.6247Carries4 lanes of US-169 (7th Street Trafficway)CrossesKansas River, BNSF RailwayLocaleKansas City, KansasOfficial nameHerman G. Dillon BridgeMaintained byKDOTCharacteristicsDesignDeck Truss (northbound bridge), Girder (southbound bridge)HistoryOpened1932 (deck truss), 1970 (girder)LocationMap

The 7th Street Trafficway Bridge is a one level deck truss bridge over the Kansas River and BNSF Railway tracks on 7th Street. It was built in 1932. It connects the Armourdale district of Kansas City, Kansas, to the east end of the Argentine district of Kansas City, Kansas. In 1970, the bridge was resurfaced, repainted, and a new sister bridge was built. The new sister bridge is a two lane girder bridge that would now carry southbound lanes, making the deck truss bridge into a northbound bridge only.

It is also called the Herman G. Dillon Bridge, and it survived the 1951 flood.

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References



Crossings of the Kansas River
Upstream
12th Street Bridge
7th Street Trafficway Bridge
Downstream
Highline Bridge (Kansas City)
Kansas City Terminal Railway