Historic Bridges of the U.S.

Facts

Overview: Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over Mississippi River on IL 158, US 50 in Columbia
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Opened December 9, 1944, imploded August 15, 1985. Replaced the Davis Street Ferry.
Builder: - Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Also called: Old Jefferson Barracks Bridge
Inventory number: BH 36745 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Old JB Bridge

Posted January 20, 2009, by Butch Hoffmann (butch1h [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Hi, could you tell me if the JB Bridge was ever a toll bridge???

Thank You

Old JB Bridge

Posted June 25, 2008, by Kim Harvey