Historic Bridges of the U.S. | St. Louis, Missouri

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Angelica Street Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Angelica Street on the Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Open to railroad traffic

Arch Grounds Rail Tunnel #1 [Map]
Tunnel under Under a hill on the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial Park on TRRA Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1963

Arch Grounds Rail Tunnel #2 [Map]
Tunnel under Under the Gateway Arch on TRRA Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1963

Arch Grounds Rail Tunnel #3 [Map]
Tunnel under Under a hill on the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial Park on TRRA Railroad

Built 1963

Arsenal Street UPRR Bridge [Map]
Lost concrete bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Arsenal Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1913; replaced 2006

Baden Railroad Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete bridge over Broadway on the Norfolk Southern Railroad at Baden in St. Louis
Open to traffic above and below

Bellerive Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Broadway on Bellerive Blvd. in St. Louis
Open to traffic with a 10 ton weight limit
Built 1918

Benton Park Brick Arch Bridge [Map · Street View]
Brick and stone arch bridge over Benton Park Lake on a footpath in Benton Park
Open to pedestrians
Built 1866

Benton Park Stone Arch Bridge [Map]
Stone arch bridge on a footpath in Benton Park
Open to pedestrians

Bowl Lake Bridge [Map]
Small stone arch bridge over a tributary of Bowl Lake at the southeast corner of Forest Park
Open to pedestrians

Branch Street Trestle [Map]
Steel trestle connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on the former Illinois Terminal Railroad
Open to pedestrians
Built 1910 with the McKinley Bridge; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008

Broadway Over River Des Peres Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over River Des Peres on Broadway in St. Louis
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1925

Carondelet Park Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Grand Avenue in Carondelet Park in St. Louis
Open to traffic with a weight limit
Built 1913

Cass Ave Bridge [Map]
Lost Beam bridge over Interstate 70 on Cass Ave E
Lost
Built 1958, Removed 2010 to make way for proposed Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Bridge

Chippewa Street Ramp (East) [Map · Street View]
Concrete stringer bridge (U-Turn ramp) over Chippewa Street (Missouri State Highway 366) in St. Louis, next to the Chippewa Street UPRR Bridge
Open to traffic
Built 1936

Chippewa Street Ramp (West) [Map · Street View]
Concrete stringer bridge (U-Turn ramp) over Chippewa Street (Missouri State Highway 366) in St. Louis, next to the Chippewa Street UPRR Bridge
Open to traffic
Built 1936

Chippewa Street UPRR Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Chippewa Street (Missouri State Highway 366) on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to one track of railroad traffic
Built 1936

Chouteau Avenue Viaduct [Map]
Lost concrete stringer bridge on Chouteau Avenue (MO Highway 100) over Union Pacific / BNSF Railroads in St. Louis, between 39th Street and Vandeventer Ave.
Replaced by two separate, shorter bridges
Built 1918; demolished 2005 and replaced by two separate, shorter bridges with earth fill and retaining wall structures in between.

Circle Drive Bridges [Map]
Pair of replica arch bridges on Circle Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic
Built in 2000

Columbia Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Columbia Avenue in St. Louis
Open to traffic with a 15-ton weight limit
Built 1913

Columbus Bridge [Map]
Replica three-span stone arch bridge on Grand Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic

DeBaliviere Boulevard MetroLink Overpass [Map · Street View]
Concrete stringer bridge over the MetroLink on DeBaliviere Boulevard, just north of Forest Park Parkway in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1937; modified for MetroLink station construction (balustrades removed) in 2005

Delmar Avenue MetroLink Overpass [Map · Street View]
Lost concrete stringer bridge over the MetroLink on Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis
Replaced by a new bridge, but adjoining Old Delmar railroad station building and bridge structure remains
Built 1930 per NBI; replaced 2007

Delor Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Beam bridge on Delor Street over Interstate Highway 55
Open to traffic
Built 1963; portion of sidewalk collapsed onto interstate March 1, 2007 and subsequently repaired

Eads Bridge [Map · Street View]
Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Top deck open to four lanes of traffic with a pedestrian lane, bottom deck open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads

Eighteenth Street Bridge [Map]
Lost through truss on Eighteenth Street over the railroad tracks just south of the US 40/I-64 viaduct and Union Station
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1908-1910 by the American Bridge Co., reusing piers and abutments from a previous deck truss bridge constructed in 1882. Closed to traffic June 20, 1983, but remained open to pedestrians. Replaced by a new four-lane bridge in 1986.

Franklin Bridge [Map]
Replica stone arch bridge on the bike path loop in Forest Park
Open to foot and bicycle traffic

Grand Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost suspension bridge over Mill Creek Valley on Grand Avenue
Replaced as part of an "urban renewal project"
Built 1891 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced 1960

Grand Avenue Viaduct [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Gratiot Ave., Bernard St., MetroLink and BNSF/Union Pacific Railroads on Grand Ave. in St. Louis
Open to six lanes of traffic
Built 1959, replacing the suspension bridge.

Grand Basin Bridges
Pair of replica stone arch bridges on opposite sides of Grand Basin in Forest Park
Open to foot traffic

Grand Drive Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete stringer bridge over Forest Park Parkway and the MetroLink on Grand Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic
Built 1936

Gravois Avenue Ramp (East) [Map · Street View]
Concrete stringer bridge and U-turn ramp over Gravois Avenue (Missouri State Highway 30) at Bingham Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1939

Gravois Avenue Ramp (West) [Map · Street View]
Concrete stringer bridge and U-turn ramp over Gravois Avenue (Missouri State Highway 30) at Bingham Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1939

Gravois Avenue UPRR Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Gravois Avenue (Missouri State Highway 30) on the Union Pacific Railroad, at Bingham Avenue
Open to one track of railroad traffic
Built 1939

Great Rivers Greenway Fultz Field Bridge [Map · Street View]
Bowstring through truss bridge over a tributary of the River Des Peres on River Des Peres Greenway, at Fultz Field Trailhead
Open to bicyclists and pedestrians
Built 2005

Great Rivers Greenway MacKenzie Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pony truss bridge over MacKenzie Creek on the River Des Peres Greenway
Open to bicyclists and pedestrians

Great Rivers Greenway River des Peres Bridge [Map · Street View]
Bowstring through truss bridge over the River Des Peres on the Great Rivers Greenway Network in South St. Louis
Open to bicyclists and pedestrians
Opened September 16th, 2005. Connects the River Des Peres Greenway (on the south) with the Christy Greenway (on the north).

Hampton Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost beam bridge over I-64/US 40 on Hampton Avenue in St. Louis
Demolished September 2008. Replacement bridge opened May 2009
Built 1963, demolished September 2008. Replacement bridge opened May 2009

Holly Hills Bridge [Map]
Beam bridge over Interstate 55 on Holly Hills Avenue
Open to traffic with a 15-ton weight limit
Built 1963

Holly Hills Drive Bridge [Map]
Modern steel arch bridge over the railroad on Holly Hills Drive at Carondelet Park in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1973

I-70 Bridge [Map]
Bridge over I-70 on St Louis Ave E
Open to traffic
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1983

Iron Horse Trestle [Map · Street View]
Elevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail. Purchased by Great Rivers Greenway District.
Built 1931

Ivory Avenue Underpass [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Ivory Avenue on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic: one main line through South St. Louis, the other a local service line that ends near Orlando Gardens Trailhead just off Bayless Ave. in St. Louis County.

Jefferson Avenue viaduct
Bridge over Metrolink tracks, railroad tracks, and Papin Street on Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 2008; replacing an earlier viaduct

Kingsbury Avenue Bridge [Map]
Concrete stringer bridge on Kingsbury Avenue over the MetroLink in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1936 by the Missouri State Highway Department

Kingshighway Viaduct [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge on Kingshighway Blvd. over the railroad tracks between Manchester Ave. and McRee Ave.
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1910-12 for a cost of $470,000. Replaced 1993

Lafayette Bridge [Map]
Replaced iron deck arch bridge on Grand Drive just south of Union Blvd. in Forest Park
Superstructure replaced by a similar, but modern, design
Originally built ca. 1888 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; reconstructed in 1935 and 1988

Lagoon Swinging Footbridge [Map]
Swinging bridge on a footbridge south of Lagoon Drive in Forest Park
Open to foot traffic

Lesperance Rail Viaduct [Map · Street View]
Concrete deck girder bridge over I-55 and several city streets on Union Pacific Railroad in St. Louis
Open to traffic

Lindell-Union Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete bridge over MetroLink and Forest Park Parkway at the intersection of Lindell Blvd. and Union Blvd.
Open to traffic
Built 1929; modified 1961

Lumiere Palace Overpass [Map]
Pratt through truss bridge over 2nd Street on Pedestrian Walkway in St. Louis
Open to pedestrians
Built 2006-2007 as part of a casino-hotel complex

MacArthur Bridge [Map · Street View]
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only
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.

Madison St Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost bridge over Interstate 70 on Madison St W

Built 1958; rehabilitated 1983; Demolished 2010 to make way for proposed Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Bridge

Maline Creek Riverfront Trail Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pair of Warren deck truss (?) bridges over Maline Creek on Riverfront Trail
Open to pedestrians

Martin Luther King Bridge [Map · Street View]
Cantilevered through truss over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Open to 2 eastbound lanes and 1 westbound lane.
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1987. Lanes reconfigured October 2009.

McCausland Avenue UPRR Bridge [Map]
Lost steel stringer bridge over McCausland Avenue on the Union Pacific Railroad, just south of Manchester Avenue in St. Louis
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1958; replaced 1992 by a new bridge on a new alignment of the railroad

McKinley Bridge [Map · Street View]
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to traffic
Dedicated Nov. 10, 1910; closed to traffic in Oct. 2001; reopened 2007

McKinley Drive Bridge [Map]
Replica stone arch bridge on McKinley Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic
Built 1997

Merchants Bridge [Map]
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to railroad traffic only
Completed May 1890

Metrolink Footbridge [Map]
Cantilevered truss bridge over the Metrolink on a footpath at the east edge of Forest Park
Open to foot traffic

New Chain of Rocks Bridge [Map · Street View]
Bridge over Mississippi River on I 270
Open to traffic
Built 1966

New Chain of Rocks Eastbound [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on I 270 E in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1964

North Kingshighway TRRA Viaduct [Map]
Modern arch bridge over Terminal Railroad on North Kingshighway Blvd. in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 2003

North Skinker Blvd. Bridge [Map · Street View]
Deck girder bridge over N. Skinker Blvd. on the MetroLink
Open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge [Map · Street View]
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Old US 66 just south of the modern I-270 bridge in St. Louis
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists
Built 1927-1929; opened July 5, 1929, closed to traffic in 1968; reopened for pedestrians on June 5, 1999

Old Stable Bridge [Map]
Concrete arch bridge on Theatre Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic
Built 1922; rehabilitated 2003

Poplar Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel deck girder bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55/I-64/I-70/US 40 in downtown St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1963

Poplar Street Rail Viaduct [Map]
Concrete deck girder bridge over I-55 and 7 city blocks on TRRA Railroad in St. Louis
Open to traffic

Riverview Blvd. BNSF Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Riverview Blvd. on the BNSF Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Riverview Blvd. Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Riverview Blvd. (MO 367) on the Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to one track of railroad traffic

Rock Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete culvert bridge over Rock Creek on Germania Avenue in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1956

Sarah Street Overpass [Map]
Lost concrete rigid frame bridge over a feeder ramp between I-64 / U.S. Hwy. 40 and Vandeventer Avenue on Sarah Street in St. Louis
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1935 by Missouri State Highway Department; replaced 2007

South Kingshighway Blvd. UPRR Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over South Kingshighway Boulevard on the Union Pacific Railroad in St Louis
Open to one track of railroad traffic
Built 1898 by the Union Bridge Co. of New York

South Kingshighway Boulevard MetroLink Overpass [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over the MetroLink on South Kingshighway Boulevard in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1937

South Kingshighway Viaduct [Map · Street View]
Deck girder bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on South Kingshighway Blvd., just south of I-44
Open to six lanes of traffic with a 20-ton weight limit, and in poor condition
Built 1936 by the Missouri State Highway Department

Southwest Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Southwest Avenue in St. Louis
Replaced by new bridge, but balustrade on north side remains
Built 1920; replaced 1961

Southwest Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Concrete bridge over Southwest Avenue on the BNSF Railway, just west of I-44
Open to traffic

Southwest Avenue UPRR Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Southwest Avenue on the Union Pacific Railroad, just west of McCausland Avenue
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic
Built 1958

Spring Avenue Viaduct [Map]
Lost steel stringer bridge over Union Pacific / BNSF Railroads / MetroLink, and I-64/U.S. 40 on Spring Avenue between Chouteau and Forest Park Parkway in St. Louis
No longer exists
Built 1957; closed 1992; removed 2001

St. Louis Freight Tunnel
Tunnel under downtown on the Metrolink in St. Louis
Open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service
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.

St. Louis Science Center Bridge [Map · Street View]
Through truss bridge over Oakland Avenue & I-64 (US 40) on St. Louis Science Center walkway in St. Louis
Open to pedestrians
Built 1991

Sulphur Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Baltimore through truss bridge over River Des Peres on Sulphur Avenue between I-44 and Manchester
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1925; made obsolete by new bridge in 1970

Tower Grove Main Drive Bridge
Small stone culvert on Main Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to traffic

Tower Grove North Iron Bridge
Small footbridge with iron railing on the north side of Main Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to pedestrians

Tower Grove Northwest Bridge
Small stone arch bridge on Northwest Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to traffic

Tower Grove South Iron Bridge
Small footbridge with iron railing on the south side of Main Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to pedestrians

Tower Grove Southwest Bridge
Small stone arch bridge on Southwest Drive in Tower Grove Park
Open to traffic

Tucker Boulevard bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Illinois Terminal Railroad tunnel on Tucker Blvd in St. Louis
Scheduled to be demolished
Built 1931

Twenty-First Street Bridge [Map]
Lost three-span through truss bridge over the railroad tracks on 21st Street south of Highway 40
Demolished but never replaced
Built 1892 by the City of St. Louis. Closed to traffic in 1976 and demolished after 1984

Union Pacific River des Peres Bridge [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over River des Peres on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Vandeventer Avenue MetroLink Overpass [Map · Street View]
Lost 5-span concrete slab bridge over Vandeventer Avenue on the MetroLink
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1929, replaced 2009

Vandeventer Avenue Overpass [Map]
Lost concrete stringer and steel arch bridge over Vandeventer Avenue on a feeder ramp between I-64/U.S. Hwy. 40 and Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis
Removed
Built 1935 by the Missouri State Highway Department; removed 2005 along with nearby Chouteau Avenue viaduct

Victorian Footbridge [Map]
Truss bridge with a suspension-like design on a trail west of Forest Park Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1994

Waterman Avenue Overpass [Map]
Concrete slab bridge on Waterman Avenue (at Laurel Avenue) over the MetroLink in St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1936 by the Missouri State Highway Department

Wellington Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Wellington Ave., River des Peres and Deer Creek on the BNSF Railroad just north of I-44
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic
Built 1933

Wellington Avenue River des Peres Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete stringer bridge over River des Peres on Wellington Avenue (at Ellendale Avenue)
Open to traffic
Built 1931

Westbelt Rail Viaduct
Deck plate girder bridge over 5 city blocks of Laclede's Landing on TRRA Railroad in St. Louis
Open to railroad traffic
Rebuilt in 1997, replacing a pre-existing structure