1887-2001 Chouteau Bridge In Kansas City, MO

(Bridge Hunter; HAER has lots of images including diagrams and construction; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Cropped Photo from HAER MO-93-12 from mo1808

Missouri's Historic Highways posted three photos with the comment: "September 17, 1953 – The Chouteau Bridge over the Missouri River opened to highway traffic. It was built in 1886-1887 for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad to connect the Northeast Industrial Section of Kansas City with North Kansas City and Clay County. Kansas City purchased the bridge after it was no longer needed by the railway. (The span was a Whipple Truss, where the diagonal members extend over two trusses instead of one.) It was replaced by a new span in 2001."

Wes Minder: A picture from the river right a few years before it was demolished and a video of it being demolished in a post here.

https://www.linecreekloudmouth.com/blog/2012/06/old-chouteau-bridge.html

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Dave Anderson commneted on MHH post

Dave Anderson commneted on MHH post

Nova Cascone posted three photos with the comment:

Photos taken in 1998 of the old Chouteau bridge in Kansas City Missouri. It was built in 1887 for railroad use, then in 1951 was converted to vehicular use. That's why it was so narrow. In 2001 it was removed & the current bridge replaced it. The black & white photo shows it as the railroad bridge.

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Kelly E McLanahan posted twelve photos with the comment:

The old Chouteau Bridge was located in Kansas City, MO. Built in 1887 it was the second to cross the Missouri River, in Kansas City. Converted to vehicular use in 1951, it was removed in 2001. A Whipple through truss once carried the MILW, CMStP&P, and the CMstP. Once the Harry S Truman Bridge was built, traffic was moved over there. These pictures where taken shortly before the last spans where removed.

Tim Shanahan shared

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3D Satellite

MoDOT's idea of historic preservation was to let the first pier on the south side to remain standing. [Mark Frazier comment in Bridge Hunter]