Photos
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South Approach Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008 |
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North Embankment Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008 |
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Side View from Below Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008 |
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Close-up of Center Pier Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Steel stringer bridge over I-64/US 40 on Spoede Road in Frontenac
- Location
- Frontenac, St. Louis County, Missouri
- Status
- Replacement bridge opened November 2008
- History
- Built 1937, replaced 2008
- Design
- Steel stringer
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 59.7 ft.
Total length: 119.1 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.63500, -90.41667 (decimal degrees)
38°38'06" N, 90°25'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/724857/4279439 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 45 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 13
- USGS topographic map
- Creve Coeur
- Inventory number
- BH 36468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 06/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 37.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 11,863
Update Log
- November 18, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
- June 25, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge has been removed
- April 22, 2008: New photos from David Backlin
- April 21, 2008: Added by David Backlin
Sources
- David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
UPDATE: The new bridge opened today.
They are setting the girders for the new bridge today. The bridge will open in the fall.
This was a nice bridge, but really needed to be replaced. Concrete was missing from places on the abutments and the girders were completly rusted. It also needed to be longer as the highway will now have four lanes in each direction instead of three. The new bridge will be an art deco style. Photos of the demolition of the bridge and construction of the new bridge as well as a webcam of the site and information on the project are available on: