McKinley Bridge
McKinley Bridge | |
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The bridge in 2017 | |
| Coordinates | 38°39′54″N 90°10′58″W / 38.66500°N 90.18278°W |
| Carries | 1 dedicated service lane, 2 lanes of traffic, and 1 dedicated pedestrian/bicycle lane |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | St. Louis, Missouri and Venice, Illinois |
| Maintained by | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel truss bridge |
| Total length | 6,313 feet (1,924 m) |
| Longest span | Three - 519 feet (158 m) spans |
| Clearance below | 90 feet (27 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | November 10, 1910 Pedestrian re-opening: November 17, 2007 Full re-opening: December 17, 2007 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 17,000 (2014) |
| Location | |
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The McKinley Bridge is a steel truss bridge across the Mississippi River. It connects northern portions of St. Louis, Missouri with Venice, Illinois. It opened in 1910, was taken out of service in 2001 due to disrepair, and reopened in 2007 after a major rehabilitation. Originally a combined interurban railway and vehicular bridge, it had become vehicular-only by 1978.