I-670 Viaduct
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The I-670 Viaduct is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River
, and West Bottoms
in Kansas City, Kansas
, and Kansas City, Missouri
.
It was built in 1990, and carries six lanes (three east, three west) of Interstate 670
through Kansas City. The bridge is also called the Jay B. Dillingham
bridge. (Dillingham was the president of the Kansas City Stockyards
)
It is just north of the Missouri Pacific Bridge
, and south of the Central Avenue Bridge (Kansas City)
over the Kansas River.
Kansas River
The Kansas River is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its name come from the Kanza people who once inhabited the area...
, and West Bottoms
West Bottoms
The West Bottoms is an industrial area immediately to the west of downtown Kansas City, Missouri at the confluence of the Missouri River and the Kansas River. The area is one of the oldest areas of the city....
in Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, and Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
It was built in 1990, and carries six lanes (three east, three west) of Interstate 670
Interstate 670
Interstate 670 may refer to:*Interstate 670 , a 2.81-mile connector highway within Kansas City.*Interstate 670 , a 9.37-mile spur highway that connects I-70 in western Columbus, Ohio to U.S. Highway 62 and Interstate 270 in Gahanna, Ohio...
through Kansas City. The bridge is also called the Jay B. Dillingham
Jay B. Dillingham
Jay B. Dillingham was a former president of the Kansas City Stockyards as well as former president of the Chamber of Commerce for both Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas.Dillingham was born in Platte City, Missouri...
bridge. (Dillingham was the president of the Kansas City Stockyards
Kansas City Stockyards
The Kansas City Stockyards in the West Bottoms west of downtown Kansas City, Missouri flourished from 1871 until closing in 1991.Jay B. Dillingham was the President of the stockyards from the 1948 to its closing in 1991.-History:...
)
It is just north of the Missouri Pacific Bridge
Missouri Pacific Bridge
The Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge was built in 1909, by the MoPac.In 1984 it was merged with Union Pacific in the Missouri Pacific-Union Pacific merger.The bridge is upstream of I-670, over the Kansas RiverIt is open to traffic...
, and south of the Central Avenue Bridge (Kansas City)
Central Avenue Bridge (Kansas City)
The Central Avenue Bridge is two level deck truss bridge over the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas.It was built in 1918, and rebuilt in 1984.It is just south of the Kansas City Southern Bridge, and north of the I-670 Viaduct over the Kansas River....
over the Kansas River.