Bridges in Kansas City, Missouri - Asb Bridge, Christopher S. Bond Bridge, Kansas City, Intercity Viaduct, Liberty Bend Bridge, Paseo Bridge (Paperback)

Chapters: Asb Bridge, Christopher S. Bond Bridge, Kansas City, Intercity Viaduct, Liberty Bend Bridge, Paseo Bridge, Chouteau Bridge, Hannibal Bridge, Second Hannibal Bridge, Broadway Bridge, Heart of America Bridge, Harry S. Truman Bridge, I-670 Viaduct, I-435 Bridge. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ASB Bridge - 1890: Nine stone masonry piers built, J.A.L. Waddell did not agree with piers, funding ceased and the piers would sit unused until 1909. 1909: The companies of Armour Packing House, Swift and Company, and Burlington Northern railroad put in funds to build bridge. Piers shaved to ten feet above high water mark, J.A.L. Waddell created a new design, work begins. December 28, 1912: Bridge opened to traffic, two lanes of automobile on upper level, one track of railroad on lower. January 1913: Electric interurban cars begin use of streetcar rails on upper deck. May 2, 1927: South approach span damaged in fire, replaced later that month. August 1927: Bridge taken over by Missouri State Highway Department and tolls removed. Bridge floor replaced. 1932: Steel girder span over Second Street replaced. 1948: Bridge deck replaced, repairs and new lights added. Streetcar rails removed, and opened to four lanes of traffic. 1949: Collars placed around river piers to prevent rust. 1950: Bridge cleaned and repainted. 1951: Bridge survives 1951 flood. 1952: North approach widened. 1966: North approach widened and resurfaced. 1967: Bridge deck repaired. 1981-1982: Repair of girder lines on downstream side of railroad deck. 1987: Heart of America Bridge opened to the east, upper auto deck closed to all traffic. 1988-1989: Upper deck removed, and bridge given to Burlington Northern railroad. 1996: Bridge added as a national landmark in civil engineering f...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=5992872