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The first train to operate in Kansas south of the Kansas River did so by crossing the river in Lawrence on November 1, 1867. [14] This law remained in effect until 1913, when, after it had been characterized as "a crime against the public welfare of Kansas", it was finally repealed and the river's status was restored to a navigable stream.
The 12th Street Bridge is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas. History. The 12th Street Bridge dates back to the early 1900s, when it was an iron bridge. Swept away by a 1903 flood, it was rebuilt at the cost of $75,000. A judge ordered the bridge rebuilt again in 1923 and it was reopened April 22, 1926.
The great flood of 1903 inundated all of the West Bottoms, leaving only one of 17 bridges in place that spanned the Kansas River sound enough for use. The need for an viaduct high enough above the flood level, that crossed the Kansas River from the Kansas City, Missouri, with bluffs to the high ground on the Wyandotte County side was recognized.
The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about 1,600 mi (2,600 km) across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California. After it was established, the first half of the California Trail followed the same corridor of networked river valley trails as the Oregon Trail and the ...
US 69 Missouri River Bridge: US 69: Kansas City, Kansas and Riverside, Missouri: Platte Purchase Bridge (demolished) : US 69 North : Fairfax Bridge (demolished) : US 69 South : I-635 Bridge
steel girder [1] Location. The K-99 Wamego Bridge is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River in Wamego, Kansas. It is the last Kansas River crossing until Manhattan 17 miles to the west. The bridge is 303.5 meters long. [1] The current structure is the second bridge at this location. The longest Marsh arch bridge ever built stood at this ...
Highway 2 Bridge. / 38.98223; -94.96481. The Highway 2 Bridge is an automobile and pedestrian crossing of the Kansas River on the border of Johnson and Leavenworth Counties in De Soto. The current bridge was built in 1964. A girder bridge, it is the only bridge over the river for a span of 21 miles, as Linwood's bridge is 10 miles west and ...
1904 (first bridge), 1987 (second and current bridge) Location. The James Street Bridge is a car crossing of the Kansas River at Kansas City. It is the second bridge at this location. The first bridge was built in 1904 as a two lane, thru-truss bridge. The second bridge was built in 1987, as a two lane girder bridge, but using the 1904 pier ...