MetroLink

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Eads Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads; automobile deck closed 1989-2003 for rehabilitation and replacement; reopened July 4, 2003
Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River and N. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. in downtown St. Louis
Upper vehicular deck open to vehicular traffic on weekdays. Closed on weekends; Lower railroad deck open

Euclid Avenue Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1951
Girder bridge over the MetroLink on Euclid Avenue in St. Louis
Closed to vehicles. Now open to pedestrians only as part of a recent make-over to Euclid Avenue. It is now part of a pedestrian plaza between Barnes Hospital Drive and Forest Park Parkway.

Euclid Avenue Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Wabash Railroad constructed overhead-grade street bridge for Euclid Ave.
Steel stringer bridge over Wabash Railroad/Metrolink on Euclid Ave.
See link to related bridge

Forest Park Parkway Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1959
Skewed steel stringer bridge over the MetroLink on Forest Park Parkway in St. Louis
Open to four lanes of traffic

Grand Avenue Viaduct (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1959, replacing the Grand Avenue Suspension Bridge as part of an "urban renewal project"; demolished March 14th, 2011; replacement UCEB opened to traffic July 13th, 2012.
Lost steel stringer bridge over Bernard Ave., Scott Ave., MetroLink, BNSF / Union Pacific railroads, and Gratiot St. on Grand Avenue in St. Louis
Replaced by UCEB

Grand Drive Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1936
Concrete stringer bridge over Forest Park Parkway and the MetroLink on Grand Drive in Forest Park
Open to traffic

Jefferson Avenue Viaduct (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 2008, replacing an earlier viaduct
Bridge over MetroLink tracks, BNSF / UP railroads, and Papin Street on Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis
Open to traffic

Kingsbury Avenue Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1936 by the Missouri State Highway Department
Concrete stringer bridge on Kingsbury Avenue over the MetroLink in St. Louis
Open to traffic

Lindell-Union Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1929; modified 1961
Concrete bridge over MetroLink and Forest Park Parkway at the intersection of Lindell Blvd. and Union Blvd.
Open to traffic

Metrolink - North Skinker Boulevard Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Bridge completed 1942; total cost $400,000, paid for by federal funds
Deck girder bridge over N. Skinker Blvd. on the MetroLink
Open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service

MetroLink - Vandeventer Avenue Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 2009
5-span concrete slab bridge over Vandeventer Avenue on the MetroLink
Open

MetroLink - Vandeventer Avenue Overpass (Old) (St. Louis, Missouri)
Original bridge at this location, a through-plate iron girder bridge originally erected in 1890, was replaced by this bridge in 1928/29
Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Vandeventer Ave. on Wabash, later N&W, later NS Railway, then Metrolink
Replaced by new bridge

Metrolink Footbridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Cantilevered truss bridge over the Metrolink on a footpath at the east edge of Forest Park
Open to foot traffic

South Kingshighway Boulevard MetroLink Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1937
Steel stringer bridge over the MetroLink on South Kingshighway Boulevard in St. Louis
Open to traffic

Spruce Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1874 along with the Eads Bridge; partially rebuilt in 1935; demolished early in 2016. Replacement bridge opened to traffic April 10th, 2016.
Lost steel stringer bridge over the MetroLink on Spruce Street in downtown St. Louis, across from third base entrance to Busch Stadium
Replaced by a new bridge

St. Louis Freight Tunnel (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1875 along with the completion of Eads Bridge as a route to Union Station. Later used as a freight route as passenger trains bypassed the tunnel for Merchants and MacArthur Bridges.
Tunnel under downtown on the MetroLink in St. Louis
Open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service with bypass to original freight alignment

Waterman Avenue Overpass (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1936 by the Missouri State Highway Department
Concrete slab bridge on Waterman Avenue (at Laurel Avenue) over the MetroLink in St. Louis
Open to traffic