Bridge Name: | Veterans Memorial Bridge |
Carries: | 10 lanes of |
Crosses: | Missouri River |
Locale: | St. Louis County and St. Charles County in Missouri |
Maint: | Missouri Department of Transportation |
Design: | Twin tied-arch bridges |
Mainspan: | 187.8 m (616 ft) |
Length: | 988.8 m (3,244 ft) |
Width: | 2 × 27.4 m (2 × 90 ft), 54.8 m (180 ft) total |
Traffic: | 46,706 (2008)[1] |
Open: | December 13, 2003 |
Coordinates: | 38.737°N -90.5223°W |
The Veterans Memorial Bridge are two twin tied arch structures carrying Route 364 across the Missouri River between St. Louis County and St. Charles County, Missouri. Each bridge supports five lanes of traffic, the northern (downstream) bridge westbound, and the southern (upstream) bridge eastbound.
On the north (downstream) side of the bridge runs a bike path that connects Creve Coeur Memorial Park to the Katy Trail.