Merchants Bridge
The Merchants Bridge is a rail bridge crossing the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri owned by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. It opened in May 1889 and crossed the river three miles (5 km) north of the Eads Bridge.[1]
The bridge was originally built by the St. Louis Merchants Exchange after it lost control of the Eads Bridge it had built to the Terminal Railroad. The Exchange feared a Terminal Railroad monopoly on the bridges but it would eventually lose control of the Merchants Bridge also.
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References
- ^ Primm, James Neal (1981). Lion of the Valley: St. Louis, Missouri, 1764-1980. Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 311. ISBN 978-1883982256.
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- Lindbergh Boulevard Tunnel
- St. Louis Freight Tunnel
- Tucker Boulevard Tunnel (now disused)
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- Tucker Boulevard Viaduct
- Grand Boulevard Viaduct
- Jefferson Avenue Viaduct
- 18th Street Viaduct
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Kingshighway Boulevard Viaduct
- South Kingshighway Boulevard Viaduct
- Hampton Avenue Viaduct
- Poplar Street Rail Viaduct
- Lesperance Street Rail Viaduct
- Westbelt Rail Viaduct
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