James P. Kirkwood Memorial Bridge

Photos 

Overview (east face)

Photo taken by Mark Dellbringge in August 2010

Enlarge

BH Photo #172184

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Modern pony truss bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Clay Avenue in Kirkwood

Location

Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1999, replacing an earlier bridge

Builder

- The Harlan Co.

Railroad

- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Modern Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 94.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.58056, -90.40864   (decimal degrees)
38°34'50" N, 90°24'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/725726/4273417 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Kirkwood

Average daily traffic (as of 2017)

5,950

Inventory numbers

MONBI 19645 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38156 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of January 2018)

Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 71.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• August 11, 2010: Updated by Mark Dellbringge: Corrected history.
• August 8, 2010: Updated by Mark Dellbringge: Posted new photos and added builder
• March 9, 2010: Updated by Kim Harvey: GPS, google street view
• March 21, 2009: Updated by Justin Zeid
• February 18, 2009: Updated by Justin Zeid
• November 20, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: street name
• November 18, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Related Bridges 

• South Clay Avenue Overpass (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• rail pictures
• Justin Zeid
• Mark Dellbringge

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