Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge
Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge as seen from the Big Mound.
Coordinates38°38′40″N 90°10′42″W / 38.64444°N 90.17833°W / 38.64444; -90.17833
Carries4 lanes of I-70, expandable to 6[1]
CrossesMississippi River
LocaleSt. Louis, Missouri and St. Clair County, Illinois
Official nameStan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge
Maintained byMissouri Department of Transportation
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Total length2,803 feet (854 m)
Width102 feet (31 m)
Longest span1,500 feet (457 m)
Clearance below75 feet (23 m)
History
DesignerHNTB Corporation[2]
Construction cost$695 mil.[3]
OpenedFebruary 9, 2014; 10 years ago (February 9, 2014) 12:00 p.m.[4][5]
InauguratedFebruary 8, 2014; 10 years ago (February 8, 2014)[6]
Statistics
Daily traffic53,700 cars and trucks[7][3]
Location
Map

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]

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference new bridge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "New Mississippi River bridge to open Feb. 9". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "'Stan Span' gets Obama approval". Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  10. ^ "Prior/Proposed River Bridge Design" (PDF). Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)