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Veterans Memorial Bridge (St. Louis)

Veterans Memorial Bridge
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Coordinates 38°44′13″N 90°31′20″W / 38.737°N 90.5223°W / 38.737; -90.5223Coordinates: 38°44′13″N 90°31′20″W / 38.737°N 90.5223°W / 38.737; -90.5223
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 x 27.4 m (2 x 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)

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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