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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, 2003Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River and N. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. in downtown St. LouisUpper vehicular deck open to vehicular traffic on weekdays. Closed on weekends; Lower railroad deck open
Euclid Avenue Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1951Girder bridge over the MetroLink on Euclid Avenue in St. LouisClosed 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 1959Skewed steel stringer bridge over the MetroLink on Forest Park Parkway in St. LouisOpen 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. LouisReplaced by UCEB
Grand Drive Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1936Concrete stringer bridge over Forest Park Parkway and the MetroLink on Grand Drive in Forest ParkOpen to traffic
Jefferson Avenue Viaduct (2008) (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 2008, replacing an earlier viaductBridge over MetroLink tracks, BNSF / UP railroads, and Papin Street on Jefferson Avenue in St. LouisOpen to traffic
Kingsbury Avenue Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1936 by the Missouri State Highway DepartmentConcrete stringer bridge on Kingsbury Avenue over the MetroLink in St. LouisOpen to traffic
Lindell-Union Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1929; modified 1961Concrete 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 fundsDeck girder bridge over N. Skinker Blvd. on the MetroLinkOpen to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service
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 1928/29Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Vandeventer Ave. on Wabash, later N&W, later NS Railway, then MetrolinkReplaced by new bridge
Metrolink Footbridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Cantilevered truss bridge over the Metrolink on a footpath at the east edge of Forest ParkOpen to foot 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 StadiumReplaced 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. LouisOpen 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 DepartmentConcrete slab bridge on Waterman Avenue (at Laurel Avenue) over the MetroLink in St. LouisOpen to traffic