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North Chain of Rocks Bridge
Title
North Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date
1973-03-29, 1973-03-29
Description
View is of North Chain of Rocks bridge. At the bottom of the picture near the bridge is the North Side Country Club.
The New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Title
The New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date
1966-09-02, 1966-09-03
Description
The new chain of Rocks Bridge is open for business.
Chain of Rocks Bridge
Title
Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date
1981-09-21, 1981-09-21
Description
Dirt and junk is piled at the Missouri entrance to the old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The City of Madison closed the 56-year-old span after the Interstate 270 toll-free bridge opened in 1969.
Ribbon Cutters
Title
Ribbon Cutters
Date
1966-09-02, 1966-09-02
Description
Ribbon cutters at ceremonies marking opening of new Chain of Rocks Bridge Friday. From left, are James A. Kearns Jr. of the Missouri State Highway Commission, Aloys P. Kaufmann, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis, and Robert E. Kronst, district engineer of Illinois Division of Highways.
Climbing On the Chain of Rocks Bridge
Title
Climbing On the Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date
1976-06-01, 1976-06-01
Description
Area where man is standing is the proposed site were climbing takes place pointed out by an employee of the Sheriff's Dept. of St. Louis County. The employee sees them climbing all the time on his health walk during lunch time.
Bridge 'Flea Market' Called Close To Reality
Title
Bridge 'Flea Market' Called Close To Reality
Date
1970-10-09, 1970-10-09
Description
A "flea market" on the old Chain of Rocks Bridge north of St. Louis may soon be more than just an idea. Mayor Mike Sasyk of Madison, Ill., said Thursday his city--which owns the bridge--and a Missouri firm appear to be ready to sign an agreement for setting up a flea market that would deal in specialty items.
Load Limit Fifteen Tons
Title
Load Limit Fifteen Tons
Date
1977-03-14, 1977-03-15
Description
A two-lane bridge on Dorsett Road three-quarters of a mile east of Interstate 270 carries a 15 ton weight limit which is not always obeyed. This bridge and four others will be replaced if the St. Louis County highway bond issue is adopted.
"After You."
Title
"After You."
Date
1979-01-16, 1979-01-19
Description
St. Louis County's plans to replace about a dozen one-lane bridges with wider roadways may make situations like the one shown here a thing of the past. Car in foreground is waiting for one in background as it crosses the bridge.
Bridge Will Be Replaced If Bond Issue Passes
Title
Bridge Will Be Replaced If Bond Issue Passes
Date
1977-03-16, 1977-03-17
Description
The two-lane bridge on Kienlen Avenue at St. Louis Avenue would be replaced if the St. Louis County bond issue passes.
Recently Completed Improvement Of The Cypress Road Bridge
Title
Recently Completed Improvement Of The Cypress Road Bridge
Date
1964-11-06, 1964-11-06
Description
Recently completed improvement of the Cypress Road Bridge, located approximately 1200 feet north of St. Charles Rock Road on Cypress Road in Bridgeton, are shown above.
New Bridge On Twelfth To Open Today
Title
New Bridge On Twelfth To Open Today
Date
1954-12-07, 1954-12-07
Description
Workmen are putting finishing touches on 12th and Gravois bridge. Traffic lane dividing lines are painted on the new Twelfth Street Bridge preparatory to its opening. The bridge will carry Twelfth street and Gravois avenue traffic over the Third Street Inter-Regional Highway.
Kienlen Bridge With Pedestrain Walkway
Title
Kienlen Bridge With Pedestrain Walkway
Date
1977-03-09, 1977-04-03
Description
This Saint Louis County bridge is not only a two-lane road but also includes a pedestrian walkway.
St. Louis County Bridge
Title
St. Louis County Bridge
Date
1986-03-24, 1986-03-27
Description
Concrete is poured on a form to bridge I-70 at Old Bonhommme.
Bridge Construction Coming To An End
Title
Bridge Construction Coming To An End
Description
Workmen working on the Fourteenth Street Bridge. This picture was taken looking south on Fourteenth Street.
Bridge Construction
Title
Bridge Construction
Date
1979-06-04, 1979-06-04
Description
Bridge construction at Morganford and Germania.
Inching Across The Meramec River
Title
Inching Across The Meramec River
Date
1955-05-17, 1955-05-18
Description
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.
Bridge Over Brentwood To Connect Innerbelt to U.S. 40
Title
Bridge Over Brentwood To Connect Innerbelt to U.S. 40
Date
1982-02-10, 1982-02-10
Description
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.
Bridge In Preparation To Be Built
Title
Bridge In Preparation To Be Built
Date
1972-02-17, 1972-02-18
Description
Bridge rolls down Highway T south of Interstate 70 Thursday afternoon.
Old Gravois Road Bridge
Title
Old Gravois Road Bridge
Date
1950-02-05, 1950-02-05
Description
The area around Gravois and River Des Peres was rather thinly populated even in the era of the "get out and get under" auto. Note the stalled car on south side of the bridge. Cars were built so simply then that nearly everybody who drove was able to make all his own repairs.
Bridge--60,000 Frustrations
Title
Bridge--60,000 Frustrations
Date
1972-07-18, 1972-07-22
Description
Traffic backed up to Lindbergh boulevard about 3 1/2 miles east of the bridge--occur "pretty frequently," according to Lt. A. F. Closson of the Enforcement Division of the Missouri State Highway Patrol station here.

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