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Jefferson Avenue Viaduct

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Overview
Bridge over MetroLink tracks, BNSF / UP railroads, and Papin Street on Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2008, replacing an earlier viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.62425, -90.21816   (decimal degrees)
38°37'27" N, 90°13'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/742174/4278751 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cahokia
Inventory number
BH 39933 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 2008 (26)
Built during 2000s (327)
MetroLink (10)
Missouri (4,533)
Modern (617)
Open (28,452)
Owned by city (3,089)
St. Louis, Missouri (121)

Update Log 

  • January 28, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "MetroLink"
  • March 15, 2011: Updated by Mark Dellbringge: Clarified overview and added GPS location on Google map
  • February 18, 2009: Added by Justin Zeid

Sources 

  • Justin Zeid
  • Mark Dellbringge

Comments 

Jefferson Avenue Viaduct
Posted March 14, 2009, by Anonymous

Jefferson Avenue Viaduct Over METROLINK and Mill Creek Railyard, Phase II is currently 96% complete. Disregarding the final checklist items, the general public may notice final asphalt work between immediately south of LaSalle and the new concrete pavement of the south approach immediately north of Chouteau, the staining of the MSE walls, and planting in the landscaped median. The project is scheduled to be complete both ahead of schedule and under budget.

The first three pictures are of the old bridge. The fourth picture is of the southbound mainline taken from the approximate center of the bridge. The fifth picture is of the northbound mainline taken from the northern project limits on the day that the new Jefferson Avenue Viaduct was first opened to regular vehicular traffic in the northbound direction only. The sixth picture is of the current structure.

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