The Old Clark Bridge was a bridge that carried
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues ...
across the Mississippi River between
West Alton, Missouri
West Alton is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 359 at the 2020 census. It is located at the tip of the peninsula formed by the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and is directly across Alton, ...
and
Alton, Illinois
Alton ( ) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the River Bend area in the Metro-East region of the ...
. It was constructed beginning in 1927, was replaced by the
Clark Bridge
The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the cable-stayed bridge opened in 1994. It carries U.S. R ...
and was demolished in 1994. The bridge was initially a
toll bridge
A toll bridge is a bridge where a monetary charge (or ''toll'') is required to pass over. Generally the private or public owner, builder and maintainer of the bridge uses the toll to recoup their investment, in much the same way as a toll road. ...
.
Notes
* Built by Alton-St. Louis Bridge Company, with construction starting in 1927.
* Closed for major repairs in 1959 and 1975.
* Demolished via explosives on August 21 and September 14, 1994.
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List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
This is a list of all current and notable former bridges or other crossings of the Upper Mississippi River which begins at the Mississippi River's source and extends to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.
Crossings Minnesot ...
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Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical)
References
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
Truss bridges in the United States
Road bridges in Illinois
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
Bridges completed in 1928
Bridges in St. Charles County, Missouri
Road bridges in Missouri
Buildings and structures demolished in 1994
U.S. Route 67
Former toll bridges in Illinois
Former toll bridges in Missouri
1928 establishments in the United States
Metal bridges in the United States
Bridges in Madison County, Illinois
Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States
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