Fairfax Bridge (Missouri River)
- Fairfax Bridge (Missouri River)
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carries= U.S. Route 69 South
crosses= Missouri River
locale= Kansas City, Kansas to Platte County, Missouri
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design= Truss bridge
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length= 2,486.5 feet
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open= September 27, 1934
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The Fairfax Bridge is a truss bridge over the Missouri River that handles southbound U.S. Route 69 from Platte County, Missouri to Kansas City, Kansas. Its sister bridge the Platte Purchase Bridge handles northbound traffic. It is part of the Seventh Street Trafficway into Fairfax, Kansas. Ground was broken April 21, 1931. The bridge was completed September 27, 1934. It cost $600,000 and was previously a toll bridge. It is 2,486.5 feet long and has 13 spans on 15 piers. It was built by the Kansas City Bridge Company.
External links
* [http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/kscoll/lochist/rosedale/Chap13.htm Kansas City Public Library history]
* [http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/kscoll/lochist/thennow/TN03.htm Kansas City Kansan Article]
ee also
*List of crossings of the Missouri River
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place = Missouri River
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upstream = I-635 Bridge
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downstream = Platte Purchase Bridge
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