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Overview: Lost beam bridge over I-64/US 40 on Hampton Avenue in St. Louis
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Status: Closed 22 September 2008. Demolished 26-28 September 2008. Replacement bridge to open Spring 2009.
History: Built 1963, demolished 26-28 September 2008. Replacement bridge to open Spring 2009.
Design: Beam
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 77.1 ft.
Total length: 253.9 ft.
Deck width: 38.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.63167, -90.29000 (decimal degrees)
38°37'54" N, 90°17'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/735895/4279387 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 45 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 19
USGS topographic map: Clayton
Inventory number: BH 37179 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 35.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 31,463

June 28, 2009: Updated by Justin Zeid
September 30, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge has been demolished
September 23, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge has been closed
September 18, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: added tentative date of closure and destruction
August 14, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey