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HAER photo This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge while it was closed to traffic, but before it was replaced [HAER photo taken February 1984 by David K. Atkinson] |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost through truss on Eighteenth Street over the railroad tracks just south of the US 40/I-64 viaduct and Union Station
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- 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.
- Builder
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Design
- Pin-connected, 11-panel Parker through truss with pony plate girder approaches
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 218.3 ft.
Total length: 1,054.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.0 ft.
- Land survey
- T. 45 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 23
- Inventory number
- BH 22626 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- HAER MO-10 - Eighteenth Bridge