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Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on I 270 E in St. Louis
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1964
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 242.5 ft.
Total length: 2,706.2 ft.
Deck width: 58.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.76667, -90.17333 (decimal degrees)
38°46'00" N, 90°10'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 47 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 36
Inventory number: BH 36588 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 54,929