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Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge
Date: 1951-09-23, 1951-09-23
Description: An image of the Jefferson Barracks bridge.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge: Bridge-work
Date: 1981-03-18, 1981-03-18
Description: Concrete supports stretch westward toward the Mississippi River as construction continues on the new Jefferson Barracks bridge being built north of Columbia. The bridge will replace the current structure and connect with the Interstate 270 bypass, which will extend to Interstate 55-70 at Collinsville.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge Piers
Date: 1981-01-26, 1981-01-26
Description: Concrete piers for the westbound span of the new Jefferson Barracks double-span bridges rise below and beside the existing bridge. The old two-lane bridge across the Mississippi River south of St. Louis eventually will be razed.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge Troubles
Date: 1985-07-25, 1985-07-25
Description: A fire on the old Jefferson Barracks Bridge (right) forced the temporary closing of two lanes on the adjacent new bridge Wednesday. The fire broke out when workers' torches ignited railroad ties.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge - Flatbed Trailer
Date: 1981-05-23, 1981-05-23
Description: 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.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge Builders
Date: 1981-02-02, 1981-02-02
Description: 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.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge Work
Date: 1981-06-12, 1981-06-12
Description: Work continues at the bridge over the Mississippi River. The present Jefferson Barracks is in the right of the photo.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge Troubles
Date: 1986-06-11, 1986-06-11
Description: What appears to be the accident scene.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge Construction
Description: This image of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge was taken from Illinois shore, looking west.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Bridge Dedication
Date: 1944-12-10, 1944-12-10
Description: Missouri and Illinois joined yesterday in dedicating the $2,600,000 Jefferson Barracks Bridge, on which construction begun about three years ago.

Title: Dedication of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge
Date: 1944-12-10, 1944-12-10
Description: Missouri and Illinois joined yesterday in dedicating the $2,600,000 Jefferson Barracks Bridge, on which construction begun about three years ago.

Title: Opening of the Tower Grove/Vandeventer Avenue Bridge Complex
Date: 1984-09-28, 1984-09-28
Description: The project replaced four bridge structure and relocated Park Avenue to the intersection of Tower Grove and Vandeventer. The five million dollar structure was completed today.

Title: Vandeventer Bridge Complex
Description: An aerial view of the Vandeventer Bridge complex.

Title: Brooklyn St. Bridge Demolition
Date: 1984-08-10, 1984-08-13
Description: 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.

Title: Brooklyn St. Bridge
Date: 1984-08-10, 1984-08-13
Description: Concrete gives way to hydraulic jackhammer on bridge over I-70 north of downtown. Express lanes closed for demolition.

Title: Looking Westbound at the Brooklyn St. Bridge
Date: 1984-08-20, 1984-08-21
Description: Work continues on the Brooklyn St. bridge demolition over I-70. Downtown-bound traffic (Eastbound) has been re-routed onto the Express Lanes. Picture shot about 10 a.m. with moderate traffic flow.

Title: The Night The Bridge Fell Down
Date: 1979-01-23, 1979-01-23
Description: The night the bridge fell down--may be the title of the film that might be shot on the old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The vacant bridge is located just south of the present bridge of Interstate 270 from Missouri to Illinois.

Title: Traffic is Heavy
Date: 1966-08-08, 1966-08-08
Description: Traffic is heavy on the bridge since the bridge has become toll free. A recent photo, above, shows heavy traffic on old Chain of Rocks bridge when it was toll-free but before the new Chain of Rocks bridge opened.

Title: Huge Girder For New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date: 1964-07-23, 1964-07-23
Description: Huge girder for new Chain of Rocks bridge is lifted into place as work on the central span gets underway. There will be 32 of the girders manufactured by the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company, each 243 feet long, 10 feet high and weighing 162 tons. The bridge will carry Interstate Highway 270 across the Mississippi River near the old Chain of Rocks bridge.

Title: Chain of Rocks Bridge Has Laid Egg--For Sale
Date: 1970-07-02, 1970-07-02
Description: The Golden Goose of Madison, Ill., has laid an egg and may become a dead duck. Translated, that means the twisting, venerable Chain of Rocks Bridge is up for grabs--in fact it may be given away. Ownership of the bridge "is a detriment to the city at this time," the mayor said.

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