Spruce Street Bridge

Photos

The south face

Photo taken by Mark Dellbringge in September 2010

BH Photo #178341

Overview: Lost steel stringer bridge over the MetroLink on Spruce Street in downtown St. Louis, across from third base entrance to Busch Stadium
Location: Downtown, St. Louis, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built in 1874 along with the Eads Bridge; partially rebuilt in 1935; demolished early in 2016. Replacement bridge opened to traffic April 10th, 2016.
Railroad: - MetroLink (BSDA)
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 35.1 ft.
Total length: 35.8 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.62306, -90.19472 (decimal degrees)
38°37'23" N, 90°11'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/744219/4278681 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cahokia
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 2,000
Inventory numbers: MONBI 32404 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 46105 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2015): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 37.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

September 8, 2016: Updated by Mark Dellbringge: Incorporated stats from Metro's One Stop blog
January 28, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "MetroLink"
February 12, 2011: Updated by Mark Dellbringge: Incorporated data from 2010 NBI: bridge is now "structurally deficient"
February 7, 2011: New photos from Mark Dellbringge
September 19, 2010: New photos from Mark Dellbringge
September 9, 2010: Added by Mark Dellbringge