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Side view from downstream

Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009

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Silhouette at sunset

Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009

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Between spans

Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009

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View from St. Charles Riverfront

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Sunset behind bridge

Photo taken by James Baughn

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Driving across at sunset

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Driving across westbound

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Approaching eastbound

Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009

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West portal

Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009

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Driving across eastbound

Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2008

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East approach

Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2008

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Portal joints

Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2008

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Underneath

Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009

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Concrete pier

Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2008

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over the Missouri River on I-70 at St. Charles
Status
Open to traffic
History
Westbound bridge built 1958; eastbound bridge built 1978
Design
Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 480.0 ft.
Total length: 4,083.2 ft.
Deck width: 67.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.76606, -90.48555   (decimal degrees)
38°45'58" N, 90°29'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/718461/4293818 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 47 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 32
USGS topographic map
Saint Charles
Inventory numbers
MoDOT L-05616 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 6672 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22568 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 41.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
69,559

Update Log 

  • March 10, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
  • June 4, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • January 23, 2006: Posted new photos

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Wikipedia