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Title: Historic Spots or Mile-Stones in the Progress of Wyandotte County, Kansas
Description: Missouri Pacific Bridge across the Kansas River the only of 17 such bridges left standing in 1903 flood.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Book

Title: Historic Spots or Mile-Stones in the Progress of Wyandotte County, Kansas
Description: Reconstruction of the 12th Street Viaduct following its damage by the 1903 flood.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Book

Title: Traffic Moves Again over Fairfax Span
Description: Photo and caption of the newly reopened Fairfax Bridge and highway crossing it, following the recovery from the 1951 flood of the area.
Date: 1952-05-27
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Troubled Times for the Big Muddy
Description: Article on the continuously dropping river bed and water levels of the Missouri River. The system of dikes and reservoirs "that helped keep the Missouri River channel locked in place," and the effects of commercial dredging, drought, and flooding have contributed to the problem by scouring the river bed. River degradation poses challenges to utilities that draw power and drinking water from the river, as well as the structural integrity of bridges and levees and the water and bed levels of connecting tributaries.
Date: 2014-01-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Hannibal Bridge
Description: Looking northwest from the south side of the Missouri River during unidentified flood.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Troost Span Proposal Takes a Sleek Shape
Description: A public meeting is planned for June 16, 2005, evening to discuss the new Troost Avenue bridge over Brush Creek. ''The project design combines artistic and functional elements as part of the channel improvements for flood control on Brush Creek.'' Article includes drawing of the proposed bridge.
Date: 2005-06-16
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Hannibal Bridge Profile
Date: 2003

Title: Historical Resources Mitigation Volume II: Bridges over the Osage--Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir Project, Missouri
Description: Study of the history of the bridges across the Osage River and its tributaries built between 1895 and 1937, flooded by or closely affected by Truman Lake, southeast of Kansas City, gathered partially through oral interviews conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers, with photos, map, and illustrations.
Date: 1980-09
Object Type: Report

Title: SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
Description: The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
Date: 1980/2005
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: The Samson of the Cimarron
Description: Article describes the history of the "Samson of the Cimarron", a rail bridge over the Cimarron River near Liberal, Kansas. The bridge, some 400 yards in length, was built in 1938 to conquer flooding of the Cimarron River.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Swope Park, Swinging Bridge
Description: Postcard of the swinging bridge at Swope Park.
Object Type: Postcard

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