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Historic Bridges: Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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Total Bridges Found: 15

Caruthersville Bridge
HSR

I-155 and US-412 Over Mississippi River in Rural: Pemiscot County, Missouri and Dyer County, Tennessee, United States

Metal Continuous Bolt-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 7,102 ft. Main Span: 920 ft. Roadway: 78 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1976 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

Despite its young age, this bridge is featured on HistoricBridges.org due to its regional importance as the only crossing over the river between Cairo and Memphis.

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Chester Bridge
HSR

IL-150 and MO-51 Over Mississippi River, Railroad (Union Pacific), and Kaskaskia Street in Chester: Randolph County, Illinois and Perry County, Missouri, United States

Metal Continuous 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,827 ft. Main Span: 670 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1946 By: Massman Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This bridge features distinctive two-span continuous through and deck truss spans, a design often used by its designer.

Fort Road Bridge
MN-5 Bridge
HSR

MN-5 (Fort Road, 7th Street) Over Mississippi River in St. Paul: Hennepin County, Minnesota and Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,199 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 58 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1961 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This is a large continuous high level deck plate girder.

Hart Bridge
Isaiah David Hart Bridge / The Green Monster
HSR

US-1 Alternate (FL-228, Commodore Point Expressway) Over St. Johns River in Jacksonville: Duval County, Florida, United States

Metal Continuous (Arch and Suspended Deck) Bolt-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 3,844 ft. Main Span: 1,088 ft. Roadway: 55.4 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1967 By: Allied Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This bridge is a very late example of its type, but is rare in the context of Florida, and also notable as part of area expressway development.

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Hastings Bridge
Hastings High Bridge
HSR

US-61 (Vermillion Street, Great River Road) Over Mississippi River and 2nd Street in Hastings: Dakota County, Minnesota and Washington County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Continuous (Arch and Suspended Deck) Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,832 ft. Main Span: 514 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1951 By: Unknown and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

Despite this bridge's status as a monumental size historic bridge, preservation possibilities for this bridge were rejected.

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I-270 Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge
HSR

I-270 Over Chain of Rocks Canal in Granite City: Madison County, Illinois, United States

Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam),

Length: 1,990 ft. Main Span: 480 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1963 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This attractive identical pair of cantilever truss bridges were reduced to scrap metal in favor of a mundane steel stringer replacement bridge.

Liberty Bridge
MO-291 Northbound Bridge
HSR

MO-291 Northbound Over Missouri River in Sugar Creek: Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Metal Continuous 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,882 ft. Main Span: 460 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1949 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This bridge is an outstanding and rare surviving example of a beautiful type of bridge that once graced Missouri in far larger populations.

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Miami Bridge
McDaniel Memorial Bridge
HSR

MO-41 Over Missouri River in Miami: Saline County, Missouri and Carroll County, Missouri, United States

Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 44 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,072 ft. Main Span: 475 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1939 By: Massman Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

An incredible structure that could have been preserved is instead wastefully demolished.

Morrison Bridge
HSR

Morrison Street Over Willamette River in Portland: Multnomah County, Oregon, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,125 ft. Main Span: 285 ft. Roadway: 68.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1958 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This bridge is one of Portland's younger historic bridges, and is an interesting comparison to the nearby Burnside Bridge.

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Platte Purchase Bridge
New Fairfax Bridge
HSR

Northbound US-69 Over Missouri River and Railroad (Union Pacific) in Kansas City and Riverside: Platte County, Missouri, and Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States

Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,602 ft. Main Span: 475 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1957 By: Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This was the second and newer of what was once a pair of historic cantilever truss bridges at this location.

Shawneetown Bridge
Earle C. Clements Bridge
HSR

IL-13, KY-556 (Garfield Street) Over Ohio River in Old Shawneetown: Gallatin County, Illinois and Union County, Kentucky, United States

Metal Continuous 24 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,200 ft. Main Span: 825 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1956 By: Allied Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This is a late but unaltered example of a large-scale truss bridge designed by Sverdrup and Parcel.

St. Francisville Bridge
HSR

MO-B and Belfast Road Over Des Moines River in St. Francisville: Lee County, Iowa and Clark County, Missouri, United States

Metal Cantilever 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 763 ft. Main Span: 228 ft. Roadway: 21.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1937 By: F. W. Whitehead and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This beautiful bridge is a rare example of a smaller scale cantilever truss bridge.

Wabash Memorial Bridge
HSR

IN-62 and IL-141 Over Wabash River in Rural: White County, Illinois and Posey County, Indiana, United States

Metal Continuous (Arch and Suspended Deck) 14 Panel Tied Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 2,400 ft. Main Span: 427 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1956 By: Traylor Brothers of Evansville, Indiana and Olinger Brothers and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This large bridge over a big river is hidden away in a thickly forested area that this highway passes through.

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Washington Bridge
HSR

MO-47 (Franklin Street) Over Missouri River and Railroad (Union Pacific) in Washington: Franklin County, Missouri, and Warren County, Missouri, United States

Metal Cantilever 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,562 ft. Main Span: 475 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1935 By: Stupp Brothers Bridge and Iron Company of St. Louis, Missouri and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

With its iconic five main span design, this beautiful historic bridge is to be demolished despite an obvious preservation solution.

Western Avenue Calumet Sag Channel Bridge
HSR

Western Avenue Over Calumet Sag Channel in Blue Island: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal 10 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,123 ft. Main Span: 246 ft. Roadway: 53.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1966 By: Unknown and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This is a very wide example of a truss bridge with two truss lines.

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