Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Jefferson County, Missouri

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5th Street Trestle
Wooden trestle over an unnamed creek on the BNSF Railway next to 5th Street in Festus
Open to railroad traffic

Big River Route Y Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Big River on Route Y
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1956; replaced 2000

Blackwell Bridge
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Big River at Blackwell just beyond the end of Route CC
Removed to make way for replacement bridge; east abutment remains
Built 1930-31; replaced 2004

Byrnesville Bridge
Bypassed through truss bridge over Big River at Byrnesville
Open to pedestrians on private property

Cedar Hill Bridge
Lost bridge over Big River on Cedar Hill Road (probably old MO 30) at Cedar Hill
Replaced by a modern bridge
Built 1907; replaced 1983

DeSoto Swinging Bridge
Lost swinging footbridge over Joachim Creek in DeSoto
No longer exists

DeWitt Street Bridge
Closed two-span pony truss bridge over Joachim Creek on DeWitt Street in DeSoto
Closed to all traffic
Built 1925

Fountain City Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Joachim Creek in DeSoto on Fountain City Road (Old MO 110)
No longer exists
Built 1926; demolished 2007

Frisco Hill Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on Frisco Hill Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1925; replaced 2001

Frumet Bridge
Abandoned through truss bridge over Big River west of Frumet, visible from Route H
Abandoned with deck missing
Made obsolete by a new bridge on Route H in 1962 or earlier

Hollywood Beach Railroad Bridge
Three-span through truss bridge over the Meramec River on the BNSF Railway in Arnold
Open to railroad traffic

Horine Road Trestle
Wooden railroad trestle on the BNSF Railway over Horine Road, just west of I-55 in Festus
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below

Joachim Avenue Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Joachim Creek on Joachim Avenue (Old US 61/67) in Herculaneum
Demolished to make way for replacement
Built 1924; made obsolete by new bridge in 1933; closed to traffic Nov. 21, 2005; main span demolished Dec. 27, 2006

Joachim Creek US 61 Bridge
Through truss bridge over Joachim Creek on US 61/67 in Herculaneum
Open to four lanes of traffic
Built 1933-34 by M.E. Gillioz

Kelley Street Bridge
Wooden deck bridge over Joachim Creek on E. Kelley Street in De Soto
Closed to all traffic

Kimmswick Railroad Bridge
Pony truss railroad bridge over Rock Creek in Kimmswick, next to the Windsor Harbor Bridge
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1947, replacing an earlier bridge

Kingston Slough Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over a slough of Big River on Big River Heights Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1917 by Miller & Borcherding; replaced 1998

Klondike Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Big River on Klondike Road northeast of Morse Mill
Replaced by modern bridge
Built 1900 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. as a two-span bridge at Times Beach over the Meramec River. One span relocated here in 1933; replaced by a new bridge in 1993

LaBarque Creek Route F Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over LaBarque Creek on Route F
Replaced by modern bridge
Built 1949

Lemay Ferry Bridge
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on US 61/67 north of Arnold in Oakville
Replaced by a new bridge in September 2004; old bridge demolished November 2004
Built 1933

Liguori Street Trestle
Wooden railroad trestle on the BNSF Railway over Liguori Street just off US 61/67 in Barnhart
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below

Mammoth Bridge
Lost bridge over Big River on Mammoth Road
No longer exists
Built 1917; replaced 1984

Mississippi Avenue Bridge
Lost wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Mississippi Avenue in Crystal City
No longer exists

Morse Mill Bridge
Through truss bridge over Big River at Morse Mill
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1886-87 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.

Pacific Covered Bridge
Lost covered bridge over Meramec River on what is now Route F near Pacific
Replaced by a new bridge just downstream when Route F was built

Rouggly-Kiepe Road Bridge
Concrete bridge over Saline Creek on Rouggly-Kiepe Road
Open to one-lane traffic

Sandy Creek Covered Bridge
Covered bridge over Sandy Creek on Lemay Ferry Road north of Hillsboro
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1872 by the House Springs, Big River Valley Macadamized and Gravel Road Co. at a cost of $2,000

Second Street Bridge
Concrete bridge over Tanyard Branch on Second Street in De Soto
Open to two-lane traffic

Sunshine Drive Bridge
Lost through truss over Joachim Creek on Sunshine Drive (Old Route A) in Festus
Removed to make room for new concrete bridge
Built 1934; replaced 2004

Valles Mines Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Joachim Creek on the Bonne Terre & Mississippi Railroad, just beyond the end of Harrison Road
Abandoned after the railroad line was dismantled

Valles Mines Tunnel
Tunnel on Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railway (later Missouri & Illinois then Mo Pac)
Abandoned
Built in 1886 by the St. Joe Lead Compnay as a small gauge railroad. Later standardized when the Missouri and Illinois Railroad took over in 1914.

Valley Drive Bridge
Wooden trestle over Valley Drive on the BNSF Railroad, just off US 61/67 in Barnhart
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below

Washington State Park Bridge
Closed through truss bridge over Big River just northeast of Washington State Park
Closed to all traffic
Built 1885-86 at Lemay Ferry by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated here in 1917

Wickes Railroad Bridge
Two-span through truss bridge over the Meramec River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Arnold
Open to railroad traffic

Wilson Hollow Bridge
Lost through truss over Big River south of Vineland on Wilson Hollow Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1905-06 by the Joliet Bridge Co.; demolished in the 1990s and never replaced

Windsor Harbor Bridge
Wrought-iron through truss over Rock Creek at Kimmswick in Imperial
Open to pedestrians only
Originally built 1875 by the Keystone Bridge Co. over River Des Peres at Lemay Ferry in St. Louis. Relocated to Kimmswick in 1930; bypassed by new bridge in 1985.