Historic Bridges of the U.S. | St. Louis, Missouri

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Angelica Street Bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over Angelica Street on the Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Open to railroad traffic

Arsenal Street UPRR Bridge
Lost concrete bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Arsenal Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1913; replaced 2006

Baden Railroad Bridge
Concrete bridge over Broadway on the Norfolk & Western Railroad at Baden in St. Louis
Open to traffic above and below

Bellerive Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Broadway on Bellerive Blvd. in St. Louis
Open to traffic with a 10 ton weight limit
Built 1918

Benton Park Brick Arch Bridge
Brick and stone arch bridge over Benton Park Lake on a footpath in Benton Park
Open to pedestrians
Built 1866

Benton Park Stone Arch Bridge
Stone arch bridge on a footpath in Benton Park
Open to pedestrians

Bowl Lake Bridge
Small stone arch bridge over a tributary of Bowl Lake at the southeast corner of Forest Park
Open to pedestrians

Branch Street Trestle
Steel trestle connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on the former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians
Built 1910 with the McKinley Bridge; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008

Carondelet Park Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over the railroad on Grand Avenue at Carondelet Park in St. Louis
Open to traffic with a weight limit
Built 1913

Circle Drive Bridges
Pair of replica arch bridges on Circle Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic
Built in 2000

Columbia Avenue Bridge
Stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Columbia Avenue in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1913

Columbus Bridge
Replica three-span stone arch bridge on Grand Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic

Eads Bridge
Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Top deck open to four lanes of traffic with a pedestrian lane, bottom deck open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads

Eighteenth Street Bridge
Lost through truss on Eighteenth Street over the railroad tracks just south of the US 40/I-64 viaduct and Union Station
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1908-1910 by the American Bridge Co., reusing piers and abutments from a previous deck truss bridge constructed in 1882. Closed to traffic June 20, 1983, but remained open to pedestrians. Replaced by a new four-lane bridge in 1986.

Franklin Bridge
Replica stone arch bridge on the bike path loop in Forest Park
Open to foot and bicycle traffic

Grand Avenue Bridge
Lost suspension bridge over Mill Creek Valley on Grand Avenue
Replaced as part of an "urban renewal project"
Built 1891 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced 1962

Grand Avenue Viaduct
Steel stringer bridge over Gratiot, Bernard St, Metrolink on Grand Avenue in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1959, replacing the suspension bridge.

Grand Basin Bridges
Pair of replica stone arch bridges on opposite sides of Grand Basin in Forest Park
Open to foot traffic

Hampton Avenue Bridge
Lost beam bridge over I-64/US 40 on Hampton Avenue in St. Louis
Closed 22 September 2008. Demolished 26-28 September 2008. Replacement bridge to open Spring 2009.
Built 1963, demolished 26-28 September 2008. Replacement bridge to open Spring 2009.

Holly Hills Drive Bridge
Modern steel arch bridge over the railroad on Holly Hills Drive at Carondelet Park in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1973

Illinois Terminal Railroad Bridge
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Illinois Terminal Railroad on Tucker Blvd in St. Louis
Abandoned
Built 1931

Iron Horse Trestle
Elevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail. Purchased by Great Rivers Greenway District.
Built 1931

Jefferson Avenue viaduct
Bridge over Metrolink tracks, railroad tracks, and Papin Street on Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 2008; replacing an earlier viaduct

Kingshighway TRRA Viaduct
Arch bridge over Terminal Railroad on Kingshighway Blvd in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Modern Deck Arch Built 2003

Kingshighway Viaduct
Lost concrete arch bridge on Kingshighway Blvd. over the railroad tracks between Manchester Ave. and McRee Ave.
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1910-12 for a cost of $470,000. Replaced 1993

Lafayette Bridge
Steel deck arch bridge on Grand Drive just south of Union Blvd. in Forest Park
Open to traffic
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1988

Lagoon Swinging Footbridge
Swinging bridge on a footbridge south of Lagoon Drive in Forest Park
Open to foot traffic

Lesperance St. Rail Viaduct
Concrete deck girder bridge over I-55 and several city streets on Union Pacific Railroad in St. Louis
Open to traffic

Lumiere Palace Overpass
Pratt through truss bridge over 2nd Street on Pedestrian Walkway in St. Louis
Open to pedestrians
Built 2006-2007 as part of a casino-hotel complex

MacArthur Bridge
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only
Built 1907-1917 by the City of St. Louis to break the monopoly of the Terminal Railroad Association, which controlled the two other bridges at St. Louis and charged unreasonable tolls.

Martin Luther King Bridge
Cantilevered through truss over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Open to four-lane traffic
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1987

McKinley Bridge
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to traffic
Dedicated Nov. 10, 1910; closed to traffic in Oct. 2001; reopened 2007

McKinley Drive Bridge
Replica stone arch bridge on McKinley Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic
Built 1997

Merchants Bridge
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to railroad traffic only
Completed May 1890

Metrolink Footbridge
Cantilevered truss bridge over the Metrolink on a footpath at the east edge of Forest Park
Open to foot traffic

New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Bridge over Mississippi River on I 270
Open to traffic
Built 1966

New Chain of Rocks Eastbound
Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on I 270 E in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1964

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Old US 66 just south of the modern I-270 bridge in St. Louis
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists
Built 1927-1929; opened July 5, 1929, closed to traffic in 1968; reopened for pedestrians on June 5, 1999

Old Stable Bridge
Replica concrete arch bridge on Theatre Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic
Built 1922; rehabilitated 2003

Poplar Street Bridge
Steel deck girder bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55/I-64/I-70/US 40 in downtown St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1963

Poplar Street Rail Viaduct
Concrete deck girder bridge over I-55 and 7 city blocks on TRRA Railroad in St. Louis
Open to traffic

South Kingshighway Viaduct
Deck girder bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Kingshighway south of I-44
Open to traffic
Built 1936

Southwest Avenue Bridge
Lost stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Southwest Avenue in St. Louis
Replaced by new bridge, but balustrade on north side remains
Built 1920; replaced 1961

St. Louis Freight Tunnel
Tunnel under downtown on the Metrolink in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built in 1875 along with the completion of Eads Bridge as a route to Union Station. Later used as a freight route as passenger trains bypassed the tunnel for Merchants and MacArthur Bridges. Was abandoned in the early 1900's .

St. Louis Science Center Bridge
Through truss bridge over Oakland Avenue & I-64 (US 40) on St. Louis Science Center walkway in St. Louis
Open to pedestrians
Built 1991

Sulphur Avenue Bridge
Baltimore through truss bridge over River Des Peres on Sulphur Avenue between I-44 and Manchester
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1925; made obsolete by new bridge in 1970

Tower Grove Main Drive Bridge
Small stone culvert on Main Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to traffic

Tower Grove North Iron Bridge
Small footbridge with iron railing on the north side of Main Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to pedestrians

Tower Grove Northwest Bridge
Small stone arch bridge on Northwest Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to traffic

Tower Grove South Iron Bridge
Small footbridge with iron railing on the south side of Main Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to pedestrians

Tower Grove Southwest Bridge
Small stone arch bridge on Southwest Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to traffic

Twenty-First Street Bridge
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the railroad tracks on 21st Street south of Highway 40
Demolished but never replaced
Built 1892 by the City of St. Louis. Closed to traffic in 1976 and demolished after 1984

Victorian Footbridge
Truss bridge with a suspension-like design on a trail west of Forest Park Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1994