Bridges
From labor strikes to demolition, here’s the history of Kansas City’s Buck O’Neil Bridge
If you’re in or near downtown Kansas City this Tuesday, you might hear a loud boom as the final section of a KC landmark comes crumbling down. The blast this week is the final one needed in the Missouri Department of Transportation’s demolition of the John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil Memorial Bridge, previously known as the Broadway Bridge. It began Feb. 15 with the first arch, followed by another blast April 2 for the middle arch. A curious reader asked What’s Your KCQ?, a collaboration between The Kansas City Star and the Kansas City Public Library, to explain the history of the bridge.