Discovery Bridge (Missouri)

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Discovery Bridge

Carries	6 lanes (currently 8) of Route 370
Crosses	Missouri River
Locale	St. Louis County and St. Charles County in Missouri
Maintained by	Missouri Department of Transportation
Design	Truss
Total length	1,053 m (3,455 ft)
Width	16.8 m (55 ft)
Longest span	190.5 m (625 ft)
Opened	1993
Daily traffic	62,490 (2008)^[1]
Coordinates	38°47′53″N 90°28′01″W / 38.798°N 90.467°W / 38.798; -90.467Coordinates: 38°47′53″N 90°28′01″W / 38.798°N 90.467°W / 38.798; -90.467

The Discovery Bridge is a pair of truss bridges carrying Missouri Route 370 across the Missouri River between St. Louis County and St. Charles County, Missouri.

The shoulder on both sides is designated a bicycle (and pedestrian) path. Separate bicycle/pedestrian access ramps are available immediately on both sides of the bridge. This provides a connection to traffic to and from the Katy Trail, which passes under the bridge. The bicycle lane and shoulders were converted into an extra travel lane in each direction in November 2011 due to the rehabilitation of the westbound Blanchette (I-70) Bridge. Bicyclists should use the Veterans Memorial (Page Ave) Bridge for a river crossing. The bicycle lanes will reopen in 2014.^[2]

References

↑ "2008 District 6 Traffic Volume and Commercial Vehicle Count Map". MoDOT. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
↑ Blanchette Bridge renovations

Crossings of the Missouri River

Upstream
Wabash Bridge
Norfolk Southern Railway

Discovery Bridge

Downstream
Bellefontaine Bridge
BNSF Railway

v t e Bridges, tunnels, and viaducts in Greater St Louis

Bridges	Bellefontaine Bridge Blanchette Memorial Bridge Chain of Rocks Bridge Clark Bridge Daniel Boone Bridge Discovery Bridge Eads Bridge Jefferson Barracks Bridge Lewis Bridge MacArthur Bridge Martin Luther King Bridge McKinley Bridge Merchants Bridge New Chain of Rocks Bridge Old St. Charles Bridge (now demolished) Poplar Street Bridge Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge (under construction) Veterans Memorial Bridge Wabash Bridge Washington Bridge

Tunnels	Lindbergh Boulevard Tunnel St. Louis Freight Tunnel Tucker Boulevard Tunnel (now disused)

Viaducts	Tucker Boulevard Viaduct 14th Street Viaduct 18th Street Viaduct Grand Boulevard Viaduct Hampton Avenue Viaduct Jefferson Avenue Viaduct Kingshighway Boulevard Viaduct Lesperance Street Rail Viaduct Poplar Street Rail Viaduct South Kingshighway Boulevard Viaduct Tucker Boulevard Viaduct Westbelt Rail Viaduct

Operators	Bi-State Development Agency Missouri Department of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis

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Discovery Bridge (Missouri)

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