Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Meramec River US 66 Bridge

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Side view

Photos taken by Jack Schmidt

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Close-up of truss

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Deck view

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Timesbeach

Taken July 2008 from eastbound lanes of I-44. View partially blocked by the freeway median.

Photo taken by Kim Harvey

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Deck view

East end of bridge. Stop signs and gates are visible in this picture. They are relics from when the EPA was cleaning up the area.

Photo taken by J Lance

Vicinity map

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Overview: Deck truss bridge over Meramec River at Times Beach on Old US 66 in Wildwood
Location: Wildwood, St. Louis County, Missouri
Status: Open to one lane traffic on a frontage road within Route 66 State Park
History: Built 1931
Builder: - Frazier-Davis Construction Co. (Contractor)
Design: Warren deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 131.9 ft.
Total length: 1,008.9 ft.
Deck width: 29.8 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Times Beach Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.50550, -90.59217 (decimal degrees)
38°30'20" N, 90°35'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/709955/4264651 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 44 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 32
USGS topographic map: Manchester
Inventory numbers: MoDOT J-421 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 5387 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22651 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 49.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 2,796