Argentine Bridge
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The Argentine Bridge was a one lane, thru-truss bridge 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...

 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...

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It was built in 1908, and removed in 1959, after the 18th Street Expressway Bridge
18th Street Expressway Bridge
The 18th Street Expressway Bridge is a one level deck truss, four lane crossing of the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas.It was built in 1959, to replace the Argentine Bridge to the west.It also rises above the BNSF railroad tracks....

 was built to the east of it.
It was damaged in the flood of 1951, after being crushed by a large oil tanker that floated from a field near the Kansas Avenue Bridge (West)
Kansas Avenue Bridge (West)
The Kansas Avenue Bridge is a four lane, multi-beam girder bridge crossing the Kansas River, and a small company on the east side.It was first built in 1916 as a 9 span thru-truss, but later in 1988 destroyed, and replaced with the current multi-beam girder bridge.It is just west of the 18th...

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After the flood, it never reopened, but was left in place until the replacement bridge was built.
Today, a fallen pier is all that remains of the bridge, when the water in the river is low, it can be seen from the 18th Street Expressway Bridge when going southbound.
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