This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1890: Grand Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Mill Creek Valley
| Bridgemeister ID: | 96 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1890 |
| Name: | Grand Avenue |
| Location: | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Crossing: | Mill Creek Valley |
| Coordinates: | 38.629167 N 90.235611 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Carl Gayler |
| References: | AAJ, HBE, IEA, ONF, PTS2, SSB |
| Use: | Vehicular, with walkway |
| Status: | Demolished, 1960 |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 45.7 meters (150 feet) |
| Deck width: | 60 feet |
| Characteristics: | Braced (trussed) chain/cable |
Notes:
- Sometimes misidentified as the "Jefferson Avenue" bridge.
- Braced chain (stiffened-eyebar) design often espoused by Gustav Lindenthal. ONF (an article by Lindenthal) refers to this as the Jefferson Ave. bridge while Fowler's book (IEA) calls it "Grand Avenue". AAJ describes it as "a three-hinged inverted arch with two stiffened chains, one on each side."
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