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Jefferson Avenue Viaduct (Older)

St. Louis, Missouri

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1920

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BH Photo #325498

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Missouri Pacific Railroad/St. Louis-San Fransisco Railway/Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis on Jefferson Avenue
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1916; Replaced 1967
Railroads
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
- St. Louis Public Service Co. (PSCO)
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (SLSF; Frisco)
- Streetcar
- Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA)
Design
Concrete stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 1,255.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.62433, -90.21798   (decimal degrees)
38°37'28" N, 90°13'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/742189/4278760 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cahokia
Inventory number
BH 67781 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,942)
Built 1916 (700)
Built during 1910s (9,715)
Concrete stringer (813)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (389)
Lost (25,322)
Lost 1967 (70)
Lost during 1960s (778)
Missouri (6,318)
Missouri Pacific Railroad (383)
 Rail-and-Road (383)
Railroad (15,697)
Replaced by new bridge (17,056)
St. Louis Public Service Co. (9)
St. Louis, Missouri (152)
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (217)
Streetcar (282)
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (28)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,892)

Update Log 

  • May 25, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added categories "St. Louis Public Service Co.", "Streetcar", "Railroad", "Rail-and-Road", "Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis", "St. Louis-San Francisco Railway", "Missouri Pacific Railroad", "Grade Separated Rail Crossing"

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