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1. $5 Million Grant Is for New Bridge: Clinton Administration Will Alot Funds to Help Build Structure Near $5 Million Grant Is for New Bridge: Clinton Administration Will Alot Funds to Help Build Structure Near Chouteau May/2/1996 News of the federal funding to assist in the construction of a new or repaired Chouteau Bridge, crossing the Missouri River between I-435 and I-35.
2. 12th Street Viaduct Links Downtown to Bottoms 12th Street Viaduct Links Downtown to Bottoms July 20, 2011 Photo postcard showing the construction of the "new" 12th Street Viaduct and an accompanying article about its opening on March 8, 1915.
3. 97,000 of Us Need New Route Over River 97,000 of Us Need New Route Over River May 16, 2005 Article providing information about the closing of the 51-year-old Paseo Bridge for rehabilitation work costing $20.9 million. Includes statistics about other bridges and their opening dates as well as...
4. A Bold New Portal for KC: Paseo Bridge Design Picked A Bold New Portal for KC: Paseo Bridge Design Picked November 15, 2007 A design has been chosen for the new Paseo Bridge and includes a 300-foot diamond shaped tower and six lanes for traffic. The $245 million project will replace the 53-year-old bridge and also widen the...
5. A Bridge Too Far A Bridge Too Far February 22, 2006 In her column "Midnight Confessions", Dorri Alexander writes briefly about some of the various bridges that connect the Northeast area. Includes a picture of the Anderson Avenue Bridge which was re-named...
6. A Century of Growth in Transportation: Bridge of Destiny Transforms Small River Town A Century of Growth in Transportation: Bridge of Destiny Transforms Small River Town December/10-16/1999 Retrospective article detailing the history of transportation in Kansas City.
7. A Change in a Great Firm: Bullene, Moore, Emery & Co. Now Emery, Bird, Thayer & Co. A Change in a Great Firm: Bullene, Moore, Emery & Co. Now Emery, Bird, Thayer & Co. January/14/1895 Portraits (of L. T. Moore, J. T. Bird, W. B. Thayer [or William Bridges Thayer], and J. C. Fennell) and article about the change in name of the Bullene, Moore, Emery & Company dry goods store in 1895 to...
8. A Modern Link to the "Downtown" Airport A Modern Link to the "Downtown" Airport September/2/1956 Original bridge crossed the Missouri 200 feet downstream of the present Hannibal Bridge.
9. A.S.B. Bridge A.S.B. Bridge July/7/1949
10. Across the Wide Missouri: The New Chouteau Bridge (Formerly Milwaukee) Now under Construction. ..Ready Across the Wide Missouri: The New Chouteau Bridge (Formerly Milwaukee) Now under Construction. ..Ready for You in '52 December/30/1951 Full page ad with illustration, photo, and description of the new Chouteau Bridge under construction in 1951 and planned for opening in 1952, connecting eastern Downtown Kansas City to Clay County, Missouri...
11. Anywhere But Here Anywhere But Here Sept.-Oct./26-2/2002 Article about the history and present state of Berkley Riverfront Park, a city park on the Missouri riverfront between the Paseo and Heart of America bridges.
12. Arly L. Hedrick Bridge and Troost Lake Marker Arly L. Hedrick Bridge and Troost Lake Marker January 11, 2006 The column "Postcards of Historic Northeast" features the Arly L. Hedrick Bridge as seen in 1921 at 27th Street. The bridge was built in 1919 in Troost Park by the firm of Hedrick & Hedrick and is now...
13. At Last--It's Finished! At Last--It's Finished! December/19/2001 Photos and article about the completion of the new Chouteau Bridge for automobile traffic across the Missouri River from Northeast Kansas City to North Kansas City, Missouri.
14. Benton Boulevard Bridge over Brush Creek, Three Fourths Completed Benton Boulevard Bridge over Brush Creek, Three Fourths Completed October/15/1922 Photo and caption about the new (1922) Benton Boulevard bridge crossing Brush Creek and connecting northeast Kansas City with the Swope Park area.
15. Blue Ridge Boulevard Blue Ridge Boulevard July 24, 1910 Its completion a short distance south of 15th Street has given traffic a chance to use the excellent bridge built across that street several years ago at a cost of $15,000. This bridge is 150 feet long,...
16. Bridge Carries Pedestrians To Kansas City's Beginnings Bridge Carries Pedestrians To Kansas City's Beginnings November/6/2002 Story on the recently completed Town of Kansas Bridge located near of the intersection of 2nd and Main Streets in the River Market area. The bridge is 635 feet long and reaches to a three-story overlook...
17. Bridge Closing Limits Northland Access Bridge Closing Limits Northland Access July 30, 2003 The Manchester Trafficway Bridge, which was closed this past spring, will remain closed with repair work scheduled for the fall. It was found in May that a 125-foot portion of curbing, sidewalk and barrier...
18. Bridge Closure Coming Bridge Closure Coming February 21, 2007 The Suburban Junction Bridge is due to be closed and a new deck built. The bridge is located in the Northeast area of the city. It is anticipated that the bridge will be closed for at least a year. The...
19. Bridge Named For Hospital Founders Bridge Named For Hospital Founders December 2, 2004 Short notice indicating that the Kansas City Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners had voted to name a bridge over Anderson Avenue in the Northeast area after Katharine Berry Richardson and Alice...
20. Bridges Get Fast-Tracked Bridges Get Fast-Tracked March 14, 2007 The Missouri Department of Transportation is concerned about the safety of bridges built in the state in the 1960s. Weather and years of use have taken their toll on some area bridges. Article provides...