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General Information
| Other name(s): | Veterans Bridge |
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| Completion: | 1951 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 38° 37' 51" N 90° 10' 43" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 293 m | |
| width | 12 m | |
| total length | 1 222 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| truss |
steel
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 1968 | Renamed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge. |
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Notes
When the free Poplar Street Bridge was opened in 1967, the Veterans Bridge (a toll bridge) began experiencing financial difficulties. In 1968, Veterans Bridge was renamed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge in honor of the slain civil rights leader. Unfortunately, the bridge kept deteriorating until a bi-state financing package costing over $24,000,000 was put together by civic and government leaders to renovate the bridge. In the Spring of 1989, the rebuilt bridge was reopened. In June of 1990, the lighting of the bridge was completed by the St. Louis Port Authority. It is now an important contributor to the transportation needs of the region and the ambiance of the historic St. Louis Riverfront.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1953): East St. Louis Veterans Memorial Bridge. In: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 118, n. 1 ( 1953), pp. 838-844.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20013833 - Published on:
16/10/2004 - Last updated on:
31/01/2022
