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Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Blue River on US 40 in Kansas City
Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Status: Open to four-lane traffic
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1991
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 140.7 ft.
Total length: 430.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.07021, -94.50722 (decimal degrees)
39°04'13" N, 94°30'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/369613/4325649 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 49 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 13
USGS topographic map: Kansas City
Inventory numbers: MONBI 5417 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21690 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 41.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 7,141

Blue River US 40 Bridge

Posted January 23, 2008, by Lacal

I drove over the bridge about 4 days ago, and it really needs a new asphalt coating.

the asphalt is worn down and the ride over the bridge is pretty bumpy.