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Overview

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Deck view

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North end

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Oblique view

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Portal bracing

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Portal

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Side view

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South end

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Upper joint

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Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Baltimore through truss bridge over River Des Peres on Sulphur Avenue between I-44 and Manchester
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built ca. 1925; made obsolete by new bridge in 1970
Design
Riveted, 6-panel Baltimore through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.62073, -90.28669   (decimal degrees)
38°37'15" N, 90°17'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/736219/4278182 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Webster Groves
Inventory number
BH 36458 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore through truss (49)
Baltimore truss (52)
Built during 1920s (5,852)
Bypassed (2)
Closed (1,778)
Missouri (3,617)
St. Louis, Missouri (54)
Through truss (6,456)
Truss (19,456)

Update Log 

  • April 15, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com