Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Reporting mark: TRRA
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Eads Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads; automobile deck closed 1989-2003 for rehabilitation and replacement; reopened July 4, 2003Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River and N. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. in downtown St. LouisUpper vehicular deck open to vehicular traffic on weekdays. Closed on weekends; Lower railroad deck open
Illinois Terminal - Iron Horse Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1930 by the McClintic-Marshall Company of Chicago, IllinoisElevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. LouisAbandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail. Purchased by Great Rivers Greenway District.
Illinois Terminal - Venice Trestle (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1910; Wood trestle destroyed by fire and collapsed 1990s; Portions of burned trestle removed ca. 2004; Steel trestle removed 2006-2007; Truss bridge removed late 2008.Lost Stringer and Truss bridge over various streets on former Illinois Terminal Railroad approach to McKinley BridgeAbandoned, with most of the structure removed
Jefferson Avenue Viaduct (Older) (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1916; Replaced 1967Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Missouri Pacific Railroad/St. Louis-San Fransisco Railway/Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis on Jefferson AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1907-1917 by the City of St. Louis to break the monopoly of the Terminal Railroad Association, which controlled the two other bridges at St. Louis and charged unreasonable tolls. Automobile deck closed to traffic in 1981.Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street BridgeOpen to railroad traffic only
Merchants Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Completed in May 1890; approaches rebuilt in 2005Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois on Terminal Railroad AssosiationOpen to two tracks of railroad traffic. Only one train is allowed to cross the bridge at a time, due to its age.
MLK Memorial Bridge Approach Span (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Built 1950; rehabilitated 1989; demolished 2019Lost warren through truss bridge over WB I-70, Missouri Ave. & railroad on M. L. King Bridge Approach in East St. LouisReplaced by a new bridge
North Kingshighway TRRA Viaduct (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 2003Modern arch bridge over Terminal Railroad on North Kingshighway Blvd. in St. LouisOpen to traffic
NS/TRRA Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Replaced an earlier through-iron girder bridge originally erected in 1902Steel stringer bridge over Terminal Railroad (TRRA) belt line on Wabash, later N&W, later NS RailwayOpen
PSCO/TRRA Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis on St. Louis Public Service Co.Removed
St. Louis Freight Tunnel (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1875 along with the completion of Eads Bridge as a route to Union Station. Later used as a freight route as passenger trains bypassed the tunnel for Merchants and MacArthur Bridges.Tunnel under downtown on the MetroLink in St. LouisOpen to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service with bypass to original freight alignment
TRRA - Angelica Street Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Angelica Street on the Terminal Railroad in St. LouisOpen to railroad traffic
TRRA - Arch Grounds Tunnel #1 (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1963Tunnel under a hill on the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial Park on TRRA RailroadOpen to railroad traffic
TRRA - Arch Grounds Tunnel #3 (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1963Tunnel under a hill on the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial Park on TRRA RailroadOpen to railroad traffic
TRRA - Cahokia Canal Crossing (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Cahokia Canal on Terminal Railroad Association of St. LouisOpen to traffic
TRRA - Deer Creek Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Two-span Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Deer Creek on Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis in MaplewoodAbandoned
TRRA - Forest Park Parkway Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Forest Park Parkway on formerly Terminal Railroad Association of St. LouisOpen to authorized vehicles only
TRRA - Merchants Elevated Viaduct (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rebuilt in 1997, replacing a pre-existing structureDeck plate girder bridge over 5 city blocks of Laclede's Landing on TRRA Railroad in St. LouisOpen to railroad traffic
TRRA - North Hanley Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over North Hanley Road on Central Midland RailwayOpen to traffic
TRRA - Pennsylvania Avenue Overpass (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Deck plate girder bridge over Pennsylvania Avenue (Missouri State Highway Spur 180) on the St. Louis Terminal Railroad in Pagedale, just north of Page AvenueOpen to one track of railroad traffic
TRRA - Poplar Street Viaduct (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rebuilt in 1997, replacing a previous bridge that carried two tracks of railroad traffic. The portions over I-55 / I-70 and over Poplar Street were from the previous bridge and not replaced.Concrete deck girder bridge over I-55 / I-70 and seven city blocks on the Terminal Railroad in St. LouisOpen to one track of railroad traffic
TRRA - River Des Peres Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Abandoned deck girder bridge over a drainage creek on former segment of TRRA Railway in University CityAbandoned
TRRA - Riverfront Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1882; Removed 1961 as part of the Gateway Arch ProjectLost Deck plate girder bridge over multiple streets on Terminal Railroad Association of St. LouisRemoved but not replaced
TRRA/UP Brooklyn Flyover (St. Clair County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Terminal Railroad Assoc. of St. LouisOpen to traffic (?)