Meramec River

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Bend Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1916-17 by Miller & Borcherding; rehabilitated 1991
Two-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bend Road, southwest of Pacific
Open to one-lane traffic

Bird's Nest Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1914 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bird's Nest Road north of Steelville
Currently closed to vehicular traffic.

Bird's Nest Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Lost three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Meramec River north of Steelville; replaced by a six-span deck girder bridge
Replaced by a new bridge

Blug Springs Hog Trough Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Lost "hog trough" bridge over Meramec River on Blue Springs Creek Road, just off Route N
No longer exists

Bruns' Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1888 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1993
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Mill Hill Road south of Moselle
Closed to traffic

Fenton Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built in 1925; made obsolete by new bridge in 1968 on a new alignment of Missouri State Highway 30; closed to traffic August 2nd, 2007; demolished in March 2010. Replacement UCEB opened to traffic August 18th, 2012.
Lost four-span through truss bridge on Gravois Road (Old MO Hwy. 30) over the Meramec River between Fenton and Sunset Hills
Replaced by UCEB

Hollywood Beach Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Three-span through truss bridge over the Meramec River on the BNSF Railway in Arnold
Open to railroad traffic

Lemay Ferry Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built in 1933; replaced by UCEB in 2004
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the Meramec River on U. S. Highway 61 / 67 north of Arnold in Oakville
Replaced by UCEB

Meramec Crossing Hog Trough Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Replaced by a concrete bridge in 1994
Lost wooden "hog trough" bridge over Meramec River on Cave Road at Onondaga Cave State Park, beyond the end of Route H
Replaced by new bridge

Meramec River MO 19 Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1925 by the Federal Bridge Co.; replaced 2000
Lost five-span closed-spandrel arch bridge over Meramec River on MO 19
Replaced by a modern bridge

Meramec River MO 21 Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 2010
Steel through arch bridge over the Meramec River on Tesson Ferry Road (Missouri State Highway 21) at the St. Louis / Jefferson County line
Open to four lanes of traffic

Meramec River MO 30 / 47 Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built 1929-30 by M. E. Gillioz; replaced 2002
Lost five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over the Meramec River on Missouri State Highway 30 / 47
Replaced by bridge on new alignment

Meramec River US 66 Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built in 1931, replacing the Votaw Bridge; made obsolete in 1968 by a new westbound I-44 bridge on a new alignment; deemed unsafe for vehicular / pedestrian traffic and closed on October 29th, 2009.
Deck truss bridge over Meramec River at Times Beach on Old US 66 in Wildwood
Closed to all traffic due to bridge being unsafe to drive (and even walk) on.

Pacific Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Lost covered bridge over Meramec River on what is now Route F near Pacific
Replaced by a new bridge just downstream when Route F was built

Pacific Rail Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Built in 1938 by Bethlehem Steel Company
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on BNSF (former Frisco) Railroad in Pacific
Open to traffic

Sappington Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Built 1904; demolished Mar. 21, 2002; new concrete bridge completed Dec. 2002.
Lost through truss bridge over Meramec River southeast of Sullivan beyond the end of Route D
No longer exists

Sherman Beach Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Plate girder bridge over Meramec River on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman Beach in Wildwood
Open to railroad traffic

Telegraph Road Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1935; replaced ca. 1995
Lost through truss bridge over Meramec River on MO 231 (Telegraph Road)
Replaced by new bridge

Times Beach Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Three-span deck truss bridge over Meramec River on the BNSF Railway at Times Beach, near Deicke Road
Open to railroad traffic

Valley Park Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Current bridge built 1923
Three-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on the BNSF Railway at Valley Park
Open to railroad traffic

Votaw Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built in 1900; demolished in 1933
Lost lattice through truss bridge over the Meramec River on the former old U. S. Highway 66 entrance to Times Beach
Replaced by the current Meramec River U. S. 66 bridge

Wickes Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Two-span through truss bridge over the Meramec River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Arnold
Open to railroad traffic