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South Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008

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North Embankment

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Side View from Below

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Close-up of Center Pier

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Facts

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over I-64/US 40 on Spoede Road in Frontenac
Location: Frontenac, St. Louis County, Missouri
Status: Replacement bridge to be built Summer 2008
History: Built 1937
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 59.7 ft.
Total length: 119.1 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.63500, -90.41667 (decimal degrees)
38°38'06" N, 90°25'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/724857/4279439 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 45 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 13
USGS topographic map: Creve Coeur
Inventory number: BH 36468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 37.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 11,863

Comments

Spoede Road Bridge

Posted August 22, 2008, by JZ (Zoomjz [at] aol [dot] com)

They are setting the girders for the new bridge today. The bridge will open in the fall.

Spoede Road Bridge

Posted July 17, 2008, by JZ (Zoomjz [at] aol [dot] com)

This was a nice bridge, but really needed to be replaced. Concrete was missing from places on the abutments and the girders were completly rusted. It also needed to be longer as the highway will now have four lanes in each direction instead of three. The new bridge will be an art deco style. Photos of the demolition of the bridge and construction of the new bridge as well as a webcam of the site and information on the project are available on: