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}}
References
{{Crossings navbox
|structure = Crossings
|place = Kansas River
|bridge = 7th Street Trafficway Bridge
|bridge signs = 25px
|upstream = 12th Street Bridge
|downstream = Highline Bridge (Kansas City)
|downstream signs = Kansas City Terminal Railway
}}
Category:Bridges in Kansas City, Kansas
Category:Bridges over the Kansas River
Category:Bridges completed in 1932
Category:Bridges completed in 1970
Category:Road bridges in Kansas
Category:Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System