Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
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 Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge as seen from the Big Mound. | |
| Coordinates | 38°38′40″N 90°10′42″W / 38.64444°N 90.17833°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of  I-70, expandable to 6[1] |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | St. Louis, Missouri and St. Clair County, Illinois |
| Official name | Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge |
| Maintained by | Missouri Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 2,803 feet (854 m) |
| Width | 102 feet (31 m) |
| Longest span | 1,500 feet (457 m) |
| Clearance below | 75 feet (23 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | HNTB Corporation[2] |
| Construction cost | $695 mil.[3] |
| Opened | February 9, 2014 12:00 p.m.[4][5] |
| Inaugurated | February 8, 2014[6] |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 53,700 cars and trucks[7][3] |
| Location | |
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The Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge (known as the New Mississippi River Bridge until its formal naming in 2013[8] and informally known as the "Stan Span"[9]) is a bridge across the Mississippi River in the United States between St. Clair County, Illinois, and the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Built between April 19, 2010, and July 2013, the bridge opened on February 9, 2014.[1][2][4][5] The cable-stayed bridge has a main span of 1,500 feet (460 m).[10]
- ^ a b Crouch, Elisa (February 26, 2008). "States reach bridge deal". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on March 26, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
- ^ a b "Last piece of new Mississippi River bridge will be put in place next month". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
new bridgewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "New Mississippi River bridge opens to traffic". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 9, 2014. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "New Mississippi River bridge to open Feb. 9". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 12, 2013.
- ^ "Thousands turn out for first look at new Stan Span bridge". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 9, 2014. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Here's how some commuters are avoiding construction chaos on the Poplar Street Bridge". Belleville News-Democrat. August 31, 2017. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "New Mississippi bridge is set to make ends meet". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "'Stan Span' gets Obama approval". Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Prior/Proposed River Bridge Design" (PDF). Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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