Kaskaskia Bridge

Photos

Replacement bridge

Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #107347

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the old channel of the Mississippi River on Route U connecting St. Mary, MO and Kaskaskia Island, IL
Location: St. Mary, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, and Randolph County, Illinois
Status: Replaced with new concrete bridge
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1977; replaced 2001
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 360.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.88017, -89.94770 (decimal degrees)
37°52'49" N, 89°56'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/240750/4196616 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Kaskaskia
Land survey: Survey #1862 (T. 37 N., R. 10 E.)
Inventory numbers: MoDOT X-393R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 22669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)