Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)
- Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)
Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name= Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Bridge
carries= formerly 1 track of Rock Island railroad
locale= Kansas City, Kansas to Kansas City, Missouri
open= 1905
closed= 1972
caption= The Rock Island bridge north of Kansas Avenue
crosses= Kansas River
maint= Rock Island Railroad (until closed in 1972)
design= Thru-Truss
official_name= Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Bridge
The Rock Island Bridge in Kansas City, Kansas is a rail crossing of the Kansas River and connects the Armourdale district of Kansas City, Kansas to the West Bottoms district of Kansas City, Missouri. It is a thru-truss bridge, that is closed to traffic.
It was built in 1905, and has two main spans and a smaller span on the east side. It also has a screw jack lifting system to allow the bridge to be lifted during floods. It was used until 1972, when the Kansas City Stockyards closed out, and Kemper Arena was built right in the path of the tracks, and Rock Island abandoned the line to the bridge later that year. The bridges rails were cut off at each end and a levee for the Kansas River was built at the east end. It no longer carries railroads, but now carries electrical wires in a rack. It is located just north of Kansas Avenue over the Kansas River.
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structure = Crossings
place = Kansas River
bridge = Rock Island Bridge (Kansas City)
bridge signs = "Rock Island Railroad"
upstream = 23th Street viaduct
downstream = Union Pacific Intermodel Bridge
downstream signs = "Union Pacific Railroad"
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