Historic Bridges
of the United States

Old JB Bridge

Monroe County, Illinois
and St. Louis County, Missouri

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Facts 

Overview
Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over Mississippi River on IL 158, US 50 in Columbia
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1944, imploded August 15, 1985
Design
Cantilevered through truss
Also called
Old Jefferson Barracks Bridge
Inventory number
BH 36745 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1944 (50)
Built during 1940s (1,859)
Cantilevered truss (128)
Columbia, Illinois (1)
Illinois (937)
Lost (1,697)
Missouri (2,513)
Monroe County, Illinois (11)
Owned by state (6,719)
Replaced by new bridge (765)
St. Louis County, Missouri (41)
State line crossing (170)
Through truss (5,484)
Truss (16,167)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
  • June 25, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

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Comments 

Old JB Bridge
Posted June 25, 2008, by Kim Harvey

http://www.americanbridge.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=271&Itemid=122 includes a photo of the old bridge.

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