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A New $250,000 Bridge
A new $250,000 bridge was recently completed over Gravois Creek by the city of Crestwood to provide access from Grant road to Whitecliff Park. The 90-acre park is now under development by the city with soccer, football, and baseball fields being presently used.
A Poplar Street Bridge Hearing
Conducting Poplar Street Bridge hearing is Col. Alfred J. D'Arezzo, head of the Army Engineer District here. Flanking him are John Gurley (left), chief maintenance branch engineer, and Lowell C. Oheim, chief of the construction operations division.
Bridge Construction
Bridge construction at Morganford and Germania.
Bridge Construction Coming To An End
Workmen working on the Fourteenth Street Bridge. This picture was taken looking south on Fourteenth Street.
Bridge In Preparation To Be Built
Bridge rolls down Highway T south of Interstate 70 Thursday afternoon.
Bridge Over Brentwood To Connect Innerbelt to U.S. 40
Work on a new bridge over Brentwood Boulevard to link the southbound lanes of the Inner Belt and westbound lanes of U.S. 40 is about 25 percent complete.
Brooklyn St. Bridge
Concrete gives way to hydraulic jackhammer on bridge over I-70 north of downtown. Express lanes closed for demolition.
Brooklyn St. Bridge Demolition
Worker cuts rebar with torch as workers began dismantling Brooklyn St. bridge over I-70. Express lanes were closed for this, next week they will reopen.
Building Bridges
A million dollars worth of bridge improvements will be completed this year for the St.Louis County Highway Department in the Heman Park area of University City. Above, workers are preparing the northern section of roadbed on the Midland Boulevard Bridge south of Olive Street.
Caged Worker Continues Work On The Jefferson Barracks Bridge
Swinging in a cage from a barge-mounted crane, workman delivers rebars to steelworkers building reinforcement for one of the major piers inside a cofferdam sunk in the river to bedrock. Bargeload of preformed rebars and work-boat can also be seen in the photo.
Closed Section Of The Poplar Street Bridge
Closed Illinois Route 3 ramp, looking northwest toward St. Louis. A crane swings new type of bearing down to the bridge pier on a section of the closed ramp.
Construction Causes One Lane Merge On Poplar Street Bridge
Traffic merges into one lane due to repairs on the Poplar Street Bridge. The view is looking west to the Missouri side of the bridge.
Construction of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge
Construction of the I-270 bridge between Missouri and Illinois adjacent to the Jefferson Barracks Bridge.
Cypress Road Bridge Reconstructed To Avoid Accidents
The bridge, which was the scene of many traffic accidents in the past, was reconstructed out of Street Department funds set aside for the purpose, according to James Dowdy, city engineer.
Deteriorated Steel-Work On The Twenty-First Street Bridge
Deteriorated steel-work was discovered on the Twenty-First Street Bridge when workmen began tearing up sidewalks in one of the St. Louis bond issue projects. Foreman George Hickey examines a steel beam, rusted through in places. The eroded steel-work is being replaced.
Dispute Further Stalls Poplar Bridge Work
A jurisdictional dispute between building laborers and painters has held up work on the eight-lane, 2165-foot-long deck of the problem-plagued Poplar Street Bridge for the last five weeks.
East-side View Of The Poplar Street Bridge
This view from the east side of the new bridge shows barricades and sandbags placed at left to prevent cars from going onto an incomplete ramp which leads to a collector roadway.
Final Demolition Of The Twenty-First Street Bridge
After the two top arched beams are cut, the bridge begins to collapse over the rail yards. The demoliton was done by the Aalco Wrecking Co.
Final Demolition Of The Twenty-First Street Bridge
The bridge span over the rail yards is successfully cut down after workers cut the two top arched beams to make the span collapse.
Final Demolition Of Twenty-First Street Bridge
Hanging in a cage from two cranes, workers use cutting torches simultaneously on both ends of the arch span to cut the beams so the bridge can fall.
Huge Girders Placed On Daniel Boone-Poplar Bridge Link
Giant girders are hoisted into place on highway 40 double-deck project.
Inching Across The Meramec River
Inching across the Meramec River on U.S. Highway 66 at Sylvan Beach, two miles west of Lindbergh boulevard in St. Louis County, this 1102-foot bridge is nearing completion. When finished it will carry the eastbound traffic lane of the transcontinental highway. This bridge is part of an improvement project on 129 miles of roads in the state in 41 counties and the City of St. Louis.
Jefferson Barracks Bridge
Concrete stanchions for the new Jefferson Barracks Bridge which will span the Mississippi River at Jefferson Barracks have been erected.
Jefferson Barracks Bridge - Flatbed Trailer
A flatbed trailer stacked with construction material waits for the Mississippi River to recede further Friday. This photograph was taken from the Illinois side of the river.
Jefferson Barracks Bridge Builders
Construction workers unload lumber for a catwalk around the substructure of a span of the new Jefferson Barracks bridge being built over the Mississippi River near Columbia.
Jefferson Barracks Bridge Construction
Steel is being erected for the superstructure of the first of the two new Jefferson Barracks bridges. This view is looking east across the Mississippi River from near the old bridge in South St. Louis County.
Jefferson Barracks Bridge Construction
View of the Jefferson Barracks bridge construction from the Illinois side.
Jefferson Barracks Bridge Construction
This image of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge was taken from Illinois shore, looking west.

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