Eighteenth Street Bridge

Photos

East Side Of North Approach Roadway. View To Southwest

Photo taken February 1984 by David K. Atkinson for the Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #122946

Overview: Lost through truss on Eighteenth Street over the railroad tracks just south of the US 40/I-64 viaduct and Union Station
Location: Downtown West, St. Louis, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: 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.
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Design: Pin-connected, 11-panel Parker through truss with pony plate girder approaches
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 218.3 ft.
Total length: 1,054.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.62430, -90.20781 (decimal degrees)
38°37'27" N, 90°12'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/743075/4278785 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cahokia
Land survey: T. 45 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 23
Inventory number: BH 22626 (Bridgehunter.com ID)