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.
The westbound span (near the camera), the first of two new Jefferson Barracks Bridges, is approaching completion and may be opened this December, the Illinois Department of Transportation reported.
Giant piers jut from the Mississippi River where the roadway will be built for the first span of the new twin Jefferson Barracks bridges south of St. Louis.
Eddie Smith, 7 years, Johnnie Ellison, 5 years, and Christina Smith, 6 years, flinch and cover their ears in reaction to the explosion that demolished the second of three sections of the old Jefferson Barracks Bridge.
Three children--from left, Eddie Smith, 7; Johnnie Ellison, 5; and Christina Smith, 6--flinch at the explosion Wednesday that demolished the second of three sections of the old Jefferson Barracks Bridge.
The first portion of navigation span of the Old Jefferson Barracks Bridge explodes at 6:20 a.m. The new Jefferson Barracks bridge sits in back (arched).
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.