Discovery Bridge (Missouri)

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, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

For other uses, see Discovery Bridge (disambiguation).
Discovery Bridge
Coordinates38.798°N 90.467°W / 38.798; -90.467
Carries6 lanes of Route 370
CrossesMissouri River
LocaleSt. Louis County and St. Charles County in Missouri, U.S.
Maintained byMissouri Department of Transportation
Characteristics
DesignTruss
Total length1,053 m (3,455 ft)
Width16.8 m (55 ft)
Longest span190.5 m (625 ft)
History
Opened1993
Statistics
Daily traffic62,490 (2008)[1]
Location

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 and the bridge was closed for bicycle and pedestrian use. The alternative river crossing was the Veterans Memorial (Page Ave) Bridge, adding about 15 miles' distance to trips involving a river crossing. The bicycle/pedestrian lanes reopened in May 2014.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "2008 District 6 Traffic Volume and Commercial Vehicle Count Map" (PDF). MoDOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. "Blanchette Bridge renovations". modot.org. Missouri Department of Transportation. 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. Hugh, Brent (May 8, 2014). "Hwy 370/Discovery Bridge to be re-striped to include bicycle lanes again". mobikefed.org. Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2019.


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