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Chouteau Bridge

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Two successive bridges have carried the name Chouteau Bridge. The first bridge was a three-span Whipple truss bridge, built in 1887, and was the second bridge over the Missouri River in the Kansas City, Missouri, area. It was originally a railroad bridge built and used by the
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downstream to the east, the Chouteau Bridge was converted to vehicular use in 1951. The bridge was very narrow, and in the latter years was often closed due to accidents, and due to low weight issues, when it was reduced to 3 tons, it was closed permanently, and removed by
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In 2001, a new span was built a few yards upstream to the west of the old span. The north end of the bridge is near the entrance for the
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Francois Chouteau Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at Chouteau Traffic Way, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
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A river barge passes beneath the second Chouteau Bridge, going westbound toward Riverfront Park in 2023.
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fur trapping family and is considered the first permanent settler in what became Kansas City.
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri
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in 2001. It was the oldest bridge on the river when it was demolished.
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Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Missouri
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Coordinates
39°08′44″N 94°32′02″W / 39.14556°N 94.53389°W / 39.14556; -94.53389
Route 269
Missouri River
Kansas City, Missouri
MoDOT
ID number
girder bridge
Route 269
Missouri River
Jackson County, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri
François Chouteau
Chouteau


Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Harry S. Truman Bridge
implosion
Harrah's Casino
North Kansas City, Missouri
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri
List of crossings of the Missouri River
Bridgehunter profile
Francois Chouteau Bridge (1887)
Structurae
Francois Chouteau Bridge (2000)
Structurae
Implosionworld profile

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