South Kingshighway Boulevard MetroLink Overpass

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Guard rail along western edge set in stone footings

Photo taken by Mark Dellbringge in August 2010

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BH Photo #173159

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Description

Only the western guard rail of this bridge is visible from South Kingshighway Boulevard. It is part of a tunnel that runs under S. Kingshighway and the hospital builidings to its east, all the way over to Euclid Avenue. The tunnel is used by the MetroLink light rail system.

Facts

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over the MetroLink on South Kingshighway Boulevard in St. Louis
Location: Central West End, St. Louis, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1937
Railroads: - MetroLink (BSDA)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design: Steel stringer with stone abutments
Dimensions: Span length: 45.9 ft.
Total length: 45.9 ft.
Deck width: 91.9 ft.
Also called: Wabash Railroad Bridge 9-B
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.63728, -90.26611 (decimal degrees)
38°38'14" N, 90°15'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/737956/4280072 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Clayton
Land survey: T. 45 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 18
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 45,900
Inventory numbers: MONBI 12950 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 45933 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

May 25, 2020: New photo from James Holzmeier
January 28, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "MetroLink"
February 12, 2011: Updated by Mark Dellbringge: Clarified description; updated with data from 2010 NBI.
August 22, 2010: New photos from Mark Dellbringge
August 19, 2010: Added by Mark Dellbringge

Sources

Mark Dellbringge
James Holzmeier - wabashry [at] gmail [dot] com