Martin Luther King Bridge
Photos
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Overview from southwest Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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Main span from below Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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Oblique view Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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Overview from Eads Bridge Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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Underneath Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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View from a distance Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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West approach Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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West concrete pier Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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West span from below Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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West tower from Eads Bridge Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008 |
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east portal Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Cantilevered through truss over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
- Status
- Open to four-lane traffic
- Future prospects
- Lanes to be reconfigured in Summer-Fall 2009
- History
- Built 1951; rehabilitated 1987
- Design
- Cantilevered through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 962.6 ft.
Total length: 4,008.8 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.4 ft.
- Also called
- Veterans Bridge (original name)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.63109, -90.17846 (decimal degrees)
38°37'52" N, 90°10'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/745608/4279616 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 45 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 13
- USGS topographic map
- Granite City
- Inventory numbers
- MONBI 3954 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22645 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 08/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 48.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 29,429
Update Log
- June 4, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: upcoming road work on bridge
- November 16, 2008: New photo from Kim Harvey
- September 18, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
Sources
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
- MLK Bridge lane reconfiguration