Photos
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Oblique view Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2008 |
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Overview Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2008 |
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Connection to McKinley Bridge Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2008 |
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Curve Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2008 |
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Lower end Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Steel trestle connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on the former Illinois Terminal Railroad
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1910 with the McKinley Bridge; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008
- Design
- Deck plate girder
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.65820, -90.18531 (decimal degrees)
38°39'30" N, 90°11'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/744919/4282607 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Granite City
- Inventory number
- BH 37209 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 25, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
- August 18, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
- August 16, 2008: Added by James Baughn
Sources
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com