Intercity Viaduct
Appearance
Lewis and Clark Viaduct | |
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Carries | 4 lanes of I-70/U.S. 24 /U.S. 40/U.S. 169 |
Crosses | Kansas River |
Locale | Kansas City, Kansas/Kansas City, Missouri |
Official name | Lewis and Clark Viaduct |
Maintained by | State Highway Agency |
Characteristics | |
Design | Deck Truss |
Width | 15.8 meters |
Longest span | 1151.1 meters |
Clearance above | 8.8 meters |
History | |
Opened | 1962 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 2350 |
The Lewis and Clark Viaduct is a functionally obsolete steel deck truss bridge spanning the Kansas River, rail tracks and streets between Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. It carries I 70, U.S. 24, U.S. 40, and U.S. 169. It replaced the original Intercity Bridge which opened in 1907.