Buck O'Neil Bridge

Coordinates: 39°06′45″N 94°35′23″W / 39.112475°N 94.589647°W / 39.112475; -94.589647
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Buck O'Neil Bridge
Coordinates39°06′45″N 94°35′23″W / 39.112475°N 94.589647°W / 39.112475; -94.589647
Carries US 169
CrossesMissouri River
LocaleKansas City, Missouri to North Kansas City, Missouri
Official nameBuck O'Neil Bridge
Other name(s)Broadway Bridge
Characteristics
DesignThrough arch bridge
History
OpenedSeptember 9, 1956
Location
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The Buck O'Neil Bridge is a triple arch bridge that spans the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. It first opened for traffic September 9, 1956 as the Broadway Bridge. It was built at a cost of $12 million. It was a toll bridge until 1991.

It replaced the Second Hannibal Bridge just to its east which had handled auto traffic on its upper level.

It provides access from downtown Kansas City to the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and to the city of Riverside, Missouri.

U.S. Route 169, which the bridge carries across the river, never enters North Kansas City, Missouri, but skirts the western border.

On June 24, 2016, the Bridge was officially renamed from the Broadway Bridge to the Buck O'Neil Bridge named after the Kansas City Monarchs player and manager John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil.[1]

On January 29, 2024, the new Buck O'Neil Bridge opened to northbound traffic.[2][3] Major demolition of the original 1956 bridge began on February 15, 2024, with the northern span being brought down with explosives.[4]

Buck O'Neil Bridge in Kansas City.

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  1. ^ Lynch, Andrew (2016-06-24). "A dream come true: Broadway Bridge renamed for Monarchs legend Buck O'Neil". FOX 4 Kansas City. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  2. ^ Schmidt, Heidi (January 26, 2024). "Buck O'Neil traffic shifts onto new bridge next week". KCTV. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Hawley-Bates, Savannah (January 28, 2024). "After 3 years, Kansas City welcomes the first drivers over the new Buck O'Neil bridge". KCUR. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Wagner, Nick (February 16, 2024). "Blast brings down section of triple-arch Buck O'Neil Bridge as major demolition begins". Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

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