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TRRA - Merchants Elevated Viaduct

St. Louis, Missouri

Photos 

From northern terminous

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2009

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BH Photo #142794

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over 5 city blocks of Laclede's Landing on TRRA Railroad in St. Louis
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Status
Open to railroad traffic
History
Rebuilt in 1997, replacing a pre-existing structure
Builder
- Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
Railroads
- Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design
Deck plate girder
Also called
TRRA - "High Line"
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.63249, -90.18185   (decimal degrees)
38°37'57" N, 90°10'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/745307/4279763 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Granite City
Inventory number
BH 43026 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1997 (76)
Built during 1990s (726)
Deck girder (5,753)
Girder (10,247)
Have street view (26,957)
Missouri (6,306)
Modern (2,438)
Open (39,897)
 Owned by railroad (12,432)
Plate girder (7,933)
Railroad (15,438)
St. Louis, Missouri (151)
Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. (91)
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (28)
Wabash Railroad (572)

Update Log 

  • August 16, 2018: New photo from Daniel Barnes
  • November 19, 2014: Updated by James Holzmeier: Changed name from Westbelt Viaduct to Merchants Elevated
  • October 3, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • April 30, 2012: Updated by C Hanchey: Added category "Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis"
  • July 20, 2009: Updated by Nathan Morton
  • July 17, 2009: Added by Nathan Morton

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