Second Hannibal Bridge
Second Hannibal Bridge | |
|---|---|
| File:Second Hannibal Bridge 2025b.jpg The bridge in 2025 | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Carries | BNSF Railway |
| Crosses | Missouri River |
| Locale | Kansas City, Missouri to North Kansas City, Missouri |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | truss bridge with swing span |
| History | |
| Opened | 1917 |
| Location | |
| Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 197: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
The Second Hannibal Bridge is a rail bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, connecting Jackson County, Missouri, with Clay County, Missouri.[1]
Opened in 1917, the bridge replaced the original Hannibal Bridge which crossed the river about 200 feet (61 m) downstream on the northern bank, but at virtually the same location on the southern bank.[2][3] There are two decks on the bridge: the lower deck carried the railroad and the upper was for vehicular traffic. After the Buck O'Neil Bridge opened in 1956, vehicular traffic was switched over to the new span and the auto deck was removed later that year. The bridge is owned and maintained by the BNSF Railway and carries two tracks. A bridge tender at the bridge can open and close the drawspan as well as operate the nearby ASB Bridge, which is also owned by BNSF.
The Hannibal Bridge survived the 1951 Kansas City flood after being hit by four river boats that tore loose from the mouth of the Kansas River, forcing the swinging span open.
See also
[edit | edit source]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Bridges in Kansas City, Missouri
- Bridges completed in 1917
- BNSF Railway bridges
- Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
- Bridges over the Missouri River
- Buildings and structures in Clay County, Missouri
- Railroad bridges in Missouri
- Road-rail bridges in the United States
- Road bridges in Missouri
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Missouri building and structure stubs
- Missouri transportation stubs