7th Street Trafficway Bridge

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{{Infobox Bridge

|bridge_name= 7th Street Trafficway Bridge

|official_name= Herman G. Dillon Bridge

|open= 1932 (deck truss), 1970 (girder)

|maint=KDOT

|carries= 4 lanes of {{jct|state=KS|US|169}} (7th Street Trafficway)

|crosses= Kansas River, BNSF Railway

|locale= Kansas City, Kansas

|design= Deck Truss (northbound bridge), Girder (southbound bridge)

|image=

|caption= The bridge shortly after completion in 1932, bridge has slightly altered since then, BNSF railway tracks in foreground

|coordinates = {{coord|39.0752|-94.6247|region:US-KS_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

}}

The 7th Street Trafficway Bridge is a one level deck truss bridge over the Kansas River and BNSF Railway tracks on 7th Street.

It was built in 1932.{{cite web |title=7th Street Trafficway Bridge |url=https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=kansas/7th/ |website=HistoricBridges.org |access-date=3 October 2024}} It connects the Armourdale district of Kansas City, Kansas, to the east end of the Argentine district of Kansas City, Kansas.

In 1970, the bridge was resurfaced, repainted, and a new sister bridge was built.

The new sister bridge is a two lane girder bridge that would now carry southbound lanes, making the deck truss bridge into a northbound bridge only.

It is also called the Herman G. Dillon Bridge, and it survived the 1951 flood.

See also

  • {{Portal-inline|Transport}}
  • {{Portal-inline|Engineering}}
  • {{Portal-inline|Kansas}}

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