The Unprotected Opening Of The McKinley Bridge

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Title: The Unprotected Opening Of The McKinley Bridge
Creator(s): Hodges, Paul
Saint Louis Globe-Democrat
Date: 1955-06-26
Content Type: picture
Subject(s): Bridges.
Railroad bridges.
Geographic Area: Saint Louis (Mo.)
Time Period: 1950-1959
Description: The unprotected opening running between the center and outer traffic lanes on the McKinley bridge is seen from below, looking up from the Hall street railroad tracks where the men landed in their 80-foot drop. The outer lane, formerly reserved for streetcars, has no guard rails.
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Classification: M112-STLSubject-McKinleyBridge-011.tif
Owner: St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis