Veterans Memorial Bridge (Missouri)
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Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 38°44′13″N 90°31′20″W / 38.737°N 90.5223°W |
| Carries | 10 lanes of  Route 364 |
| Crosses | Missouri River |
| Locale | St. Louis County and St. Charles County in Missouri |
| Maintained by | Missouri Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Twin tied-arch bridges |
| Total length | 988.8 m (3,244 ft) |
| Width | 2 × 27.4 m (2 × 90 ft), 54.8 m (180 ft) total |
| Longest span | 187.8 m (616 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | December 13, 2003 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 46,706 (2008)[1] |
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The Veterans Memorial Bridge are two twin tied arch structures carrying Route 364 across the Missouri River between St. Louis County and St. Charles County, Missouri. Each bridge supports five lanes of traffic, the northern (downstream) bridge westbound, and the southern (upstream) bridge eastbound.
On the north (downstream) side of the bridge runs a bike path that connects Creve Coeur Memorial Park to the Katy Trail.
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References[edit]
- ^ "2008 District 6 Traffic Volume and Commercial Vehicle Count Map" (PDF). MoDOT. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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