| Second Hannibal Bridge | |
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Hannibal Bridge (with Broadway Bridge behind it) from Westport Landing downtown Kansas City |
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| Carries | Railroad |
| Crosses | Missouri River |
| Locale | Kansas City, Missouri to North Kansas City, Missouri |
| Design | truss bridge with swing span |
| Opened | 1917 |
The second Hannibal Bridge is a rail bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri connecting Jackson County, Missouri with Clay County, Missouri.
It opened in 1917. The bridge consisted of two decks, the lower was for the railroad, the upper was for vehicular traffic. After Broadway Bridge (Kansas City) opened in 1956, vehicular traffic was switched over to the new span, and the auto deck was removed later that year. The Hannibal bridge is a main railroad bridge in the Kansas City area. Primary traffic is BNSF, NS.
The bridge replaced the original Hannibal Bridge, originally located about 200 feet downstream from the site of its replacement. This bridge also survived the 1951 Kansas City flood after being hit by four river boats that tore lose from the mouth of the Kansas River, forcing the swinging span open.
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