Old Clark Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Clark Bridge
Carries:	2 lanes of
Crosses:	Mississippi River
Locale:	West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois
Design:	Truss
Open:	July 16, 1928^[1]
Closed:	January 5, 1994^[2]
Coordinates:	38.8836°N -90.1825°W

The Old Clark Bridge was a bridge that carried U.S. Route 67 across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. It was constructed beginning in 1927, was replaced by the Clark Bridge and was demolished in 1994. The bridge was initially a toll bridge.^[3]

Notes

• Built by Alton-St. Louis Bridge Company, with construction starting in 1927.^[4]
• Closed for major repairs in 1959 and 1975.
• Demolished via explosives on August 21 and^[5] September 14, 1994.^[6]

See also

• • • • • List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
• Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical)

External links

• , includes photos of the lock and dam, the old Clark Bridge, and the adjacent swing span rail bridge. All three have been demolished.
• Video of the Old Clark Bridge

Notes and References

1. News: Alton Bridge to be Opened Next Monday . May 6, 2019 . Alton Evening Telegraph . July 13, 1928 . 1. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Clark Bridges on U.S. 67 at Alton . May 6, 2019 . The Times . January 6, 1994 . . 3. Newspapers.com.
3. http://www.modot.org/newsandinfo/publications/documents/1930.pdf Map of Missouri Showing State Road System
4. Alton Telegraph, July 6, 1975.
5. News: Eardley . Linda . Bridge Dropping, Chunk by Chunk . May 6, 2019 . . August 22, 1994 . 91. Newspapers.com.
6. News: Goodrich . Robert . Span Goes Out With Big Bang . May 6, 2019 . . September 15, 1994 . 9. Newspapers.com.