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North market overpass Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Western terminous of trestle at Tyler Street Photo taken by Nathan Morton in March 2007 |
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Eastern terminous Photo taken by Nathan Morton |
Facts
- Overview
- Elevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Status
- Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail. Purchased by Great Rivers Greenway District.
- History
- Built 1931
- Design
- Deck plate girder
- Dimensions
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Total length: 4,450 ft.
Deck width: 25 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.65060, -90.18766 (decimal degrees)
38°39'02" N, 90°11'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/744740/4281757 (zone/easting/northing)
- Elevation
- 430 ft. above sea level
- USGS topographic map
- Granite City
- Inventory number
- BH 36665 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 16, 2009: New photo from Nathan Morton
- April 13, 2009: New photo from Nathan Morton
- March 29, 2009: Updated by Curtis Lee: added coordinates and elevation
- November 25, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: added category
- June 4, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
Sources
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com