South Compton Avenue Railroad Viaduct

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S. Compton Ave. RR viaduct

Wabash RR line drawing

Wabash Railroad plan

BH Photo #308648

Overview: Bridge over multiple railroads on Compton Ave.
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1965
Railroads: - Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (SLSF; Frisco)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 56.1 ft.
Total length: 1,351.1 ft.
Deck width: 44.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.62693, -90.22863 (decimal degrees)
38°37'37" N, 90°13'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/741254/4279021 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Granite City
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 14,270
Inventory numbers: MONBI 13133 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 64157 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 14.8 (out of 100)
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October 12, 2019: New photos from Daniel Barnes
May 26, 2015: Updated by Elliott Johnson: found build date and rr info in nbi
November 19, 2014: Updated by James Holzmeier: Added categories "Wabash Railroad", "Missouri Pacific Railroad", "St. Louis-San Francisco Railway"