Status: No longer exists
Location: 38.004942,-90.199558
Carries US 61 over Establishment Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two riveted, 6-panel Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 246.0 Feet
Span Length: 123.3 Feet
Overview: Lost two-span through truss bridge over Establishment Creek on US 61, south of Bloomsdale
History: Built 1931; replaced 2009
Built: 1931
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107335
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
107336
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
107337
North portal
Photo taken by James Baughn
107338
North span
Photo taken by James Baughn
107339
South span
Photo taken by James Baughn
107340
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
107341
Pier
Photo taken by James Baughn
107342
Lower joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
107343
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Removed, but center pier still remains
Location: 37.916652,-90.406306
Carries Fairview Church Road over Terre Bleue Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 130.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Terre Bleue Creek on Fairview Church Road near the St. Francois County line
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107344
Overview
Two tubular piers in the middle of the creek remain.
146016
Remains
Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2009
Status: Open to traffic on a paved dead-end road
Location: 38.080920,-90.290638
Carries Old TT Road (formerly US 61) over South Fork Isle du Bois Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 111.8 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over South Fork Isle du Bois Creek on Old TT Road (formerly US 61)
History: Built 1924; bypassed by new alignment of US 61 in 1939
Built: 1924
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107345
Photo taken by James Baughn
107346
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced with new concrete bridge
Location: 37.880166,-89.947701
Carries Route U over Old Channel Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 360.0 Feet
Span Length: 180.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the old channel of the Mississippi River on Route U connecting St. Mary, MO and Kaskaskia Island, IL
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1977; replaced 2001
Built: 1936
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107347
Replacement bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
142661
West approach of replacement bridge
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2009
Status: Open to railroad traffic
Location: 37.977755,-90.042730
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Main Street and South Fork Gabouri Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony plate girder and wood trestle bridge over S. Main Street and South Fork Gabouri Creek in Ste. Genevieve
History: Built 1901
Built: 1901
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107348
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
107349
View from south
Photo taken by James Baughn
107350
View from north
Photo taken by James Baughn
107351
Trestle approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
107352
Underneath approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
107353
Close-up of plate girder
Photo taken by James Baughn
107354
Underneath main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
107355
1901 date marker
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge
Location: 37.806348,-90.051922
Carries Minnith Road over Saline Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details: Unknown
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Saline Creek on Minnith Road just off Route N
History: Built ca. 1930; replaced in 1986
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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Status: Demolished to make room for replacement bridge
Location: 37.880386,-90.113369
Carries Route B over River Aux Vases
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Skewed, riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 231.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.7 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over River Aux Vases on Route B southwest of Ste. Genevieve
History: Built 1936; demolished March 2010
Built: 1936
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107356
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
107357
South portal
Photo taken by James Baughn
107358
North portal
Photo taken by James Baughn
107359
Truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
107360
Skewed girders
Photo taken by James Baughn
107361
Overhead
Photo taken by James Baughn
107362
Damaged curb
Photo taken by James Baughn
107363
Wooden abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn
107364
Remnants of previous bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.920108,-89.994465
Carries US 61 over River Aux Vases
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Center span: 7-panel Pratt through truss
Both approaches: Warren pony trusses
Total Length: 268.0 Feet
Span Length: 141.4 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over River Aux Vases between Ste. Genevieve and St. Mary
History: Built 1925; replaced July 2004
Built: 1925
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107365
Looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn
107366
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
107367
Northern pony truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
107368
View from a nearby county road
Photo taken by James Baughn
107369
Spalling along the deck
Photo taken by James Baughn
107370
Joint on the abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn
107371
New bridge under construction
Photo taken by James Baughn
107372
Replacement bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to railroad traffic
Location: 37.868088,-90.250174
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Rough Creek
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Large railroad viaduct on the former Missouri-Illinois Railroad (Now Union Pacific Railroad) near Weingarten; visible from MO 32
History: Opened Nov. 29, 1902
Built: 1902
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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122433
View from a distance
Photo taken by James Baughn
135872
East Approach
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in February 2007
135873
Date marker on east support
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
135874
Looking south from main span
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
137082
Under the trestle
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
Status: Still in use
Location: 37.901521,-89.977423
Carries Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway over Saline Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss railroad bridge over Saline Creek parallel to US 61 north of St. Mary
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107376
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
107377
Close-up of northern end
Photo taken by James Baughn
382786
BNSF Circa 1910
Old Postcard View
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.901316,-89.977509
Carries US 61 over Saline Creek
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Center span: 8-panel Parker through truss
Both approaches: Warren pony trusses
Total Length: 288.0 Feet
Span Length: 151.5 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Saline Creek on US 61 north of St. Mary
History: Built 1925; replaced Aug. 2004
Built: 1925
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107378
Looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn
107379
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
107380
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
107381
View from Route V
Photo taken by James Baughn
107382
Old and new
Photo taken by James Baughn
107383
South pony truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
107384
Pier and joints
Photo taken by James Baughn
107385
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
107386
Old stone pier
Photo taken by James Baughn
107387
New alignment
The new bridge was built on a subtle curve to avoid the site of the old bridge when it was still standing.
Photo taken by James Baughn
107388
Pier remnants
After the old concrete pier was demolished, the pieces were used as rip-rap.
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
Location: 37.977638,-90.047346
Carries Fourth Street over South Fork Gabouri Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over South Fork Gabouri Creek on Fourth Street in Ste. Genevieve, just beyond the end of MO 32
History: Built 1934, replacing an earlier through truss bridge
Built: 1934
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107389
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
107390
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
107391
Art deco detailing
Photo taken by James Baughn
107392
Plaque
Photo taken by James Baughn
107393
Historic panorama
This excerpt from a panoramic photo of Ste. Genevieve, taken by F. J. Milfeld in 1913, shows the original Pratt through truss bridge located here
Status: Open to one-lane traffic with a 3 ton weight limit
Location: 37.873834,-89.940836
Carries Second Street over St. Laurent Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over St. Laurent Creek on Second Street (unmarked) in St. Mary just south of US 61 and just north of the Perry County line
History: Built ca. 1904 probably by Stupp Brothers
Built: ca. 1904
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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107394
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
107395
Looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn
107396
Looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn
107397
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
107398
Upper joints
Photo taken by James Baughn
107399
Lower joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
107400
Lower chord
Photo taken by James Baughn
107401
Older deck
This photo from June 2003 shows that the deck has been recently replaced
Photo taken by James Baughn
384487
Upper hip joint
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
384486
Truss
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
384485
South abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
384484
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
384483
Lower chord joint
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
384482
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
419152
looking north
Photo taken by John Christeson in January 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.007363,-90.055841
Carries Little Rock Road over Mississippi River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Toll ferry across the Mississippi River at Ste. Genevieve
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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140313
Modoc Ferry
Coming Towards The Missouri Landing
Photo taken by John Christeson in April 2009
140314
Deck View
Heading Toward Illinois
Photo taken by John Christeson in October 2008
334645
Overview
Missouri Approach
Photo taken by John Christeson in May 2015
334646
Ferry Deck
Loading Farm Equipment
Photo taken by John Christeson in May 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.953742,-90.099250
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Lime Kiln Road and South Gabouri Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Plate girder bridge over Lime Kiln Road and South Gabouri Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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136748
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
136749
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
136750
Wooden approach
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
136751
Timber bents
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
136752
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.978867,-90.095665
Carries US 61 over North Gabouri Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 37.4 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over North Gabouri Creek on US 61
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1940
Built: 1929
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.872404,-90.228697
Carries Rottler Lane (Triple B Acres Road) over Union Pacific Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Stringer bridge with wooden deck
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Rottler Lane at Weingarten Vineyard
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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321123
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2013
478824
Photo taken by Jason in February 2020
478825
Photo taken by Jason in February 2020
478826
Photo taken by Jason in February 2020
478827
Photo taken by Jason in February 2020
Status: No longer exists
Location: 38.054907,-90.155687
Carries White Sands Road over Establishment Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Establishment Creek on White Sands Road
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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Status: Open to railroad traffic
Location: 38.116307,-90.257107
Carries BNSF Railway over Isle du Bois Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 5-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Isle du Bois Creek on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.055906,-90.164255
Carries Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway over Establishment Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Establishment Creek on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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195510
Establishment Creek Bridge No. 56-3
Photo by Kaut. of St. Louis MO. Postmarked 1922
Photo scan taken by Mark Frazier in March 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.984410,-90.048826
Carries N. 4th Street over North Fork Gabouri Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over North Fork Gabouri Creek on N. 4th Street
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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321124
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
321125
Looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.983544,-90.043590
Carries N. Main Street over North Fork Gabouri Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over North Fork Gabouri Creek on N. Main Street
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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321126
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2007
321127
Flood marker
Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2007
321128
Railing
Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2007
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 37.976022,-90.052470
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over South Fork Gabouri Creek and St. Francis Street
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over South Fork Gabouri Creek and St. Francis Street on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 37.916828,-89.998334
Carries Old Kingshighway (predecessor to US 61) over River aux Vases
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over River aux Vases on Old Kingshighway (predecessor to US 61)
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.888824,-90.419874
Carries Highway D over Salem Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 79.1 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Lost steel stringer bridge over Salem Creek on Highway D
History: Built 1936; replaced 2011
Built: 1936
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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281815
Salem Creek Bridge-deck (replacement bridge)
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in April 2014
281816
Salem Creek Bridge (replacement bridge)
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in April 2014
Status: Retired
Location: 38.010515,-90.058298
Carries Missouri Pacific Railroad over Mississippi River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Ferry across Mississippi River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
History: Ferry service began 1903; Ferry service ended 1961
Built: 1903
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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309961
Photo provided by the Missouri State Archives
309962
Photo taken by Gerald R. Massie & provided by the Missouri State Archives
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 37.877580,-90.129130
Carries Footpath over River aux Vases
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension bridge over River aux Vases on footpath just off River aux Vases Church Road
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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321129
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2015
321130
Middle span
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2015
321131
Anchorage
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2015
321132
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2015
321133
South entrance
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2015
470718
south entrance
Photo taken by John Christeson in March 2016
470719
main span
Photo taken by John Christeson in March 2016
471300
Photo taken by John Christeson in April 2020
471301
Photo taken by John Christeson in April 2020
471302
Photo taken by John Christeson in April 2020
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 37.795199,-90.063992
Carries Old alignment of Saline Creek Road over Tributary of Saline Creek
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned stone culvert over a tributary of Saline Creek on Saline Creek Road
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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321134
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2015
321135
Old road
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2015
Status: Unknown status, but was temporarily open to pedestrians during Jour de Fete 2015 festival
Location: 37.977484,-90.045865
Carries Private extension of South 3rd Street over South Gabouri Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer with timber deck, but without running boards. Stringers appear to be recycled utility poles
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over South Gabouri Creek on Private extension of South 3rd Street
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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478828
Photo taken by Jason in February 2020
478829
Photo taken by Jason in February 2020
478830
Photo taken by Jason in February 2020
478831
Photo taken by Jason in February 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.879359,-89.949360
Carries US 61 (2nd Street) over Unnamed creek
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert over an unnamed creek on US 61 (2nd Street) in St. Mary
History:
Built:
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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374986
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
374985
Side staircase
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
374984
Railing
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
374983
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
374982
Nearby stonework
This might be the remains of a previous bridge here
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
374981
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.849247,-89.995858
Carries Route Z over Saline Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 283.2 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Saline Creek on Route Z
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Ste. Genevieve County
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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.
