Clark Bridge
Coordinates: 38 ° 52 ′ 56 " N , 90 ° 10 ′ 44" W.
Clark Bridge | ||
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The Clark Bridge from Alton , Illinois to West Alton , Missouri , in the foreground the Alton Marina |
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Official name | Clark Bridge | |
use | Road bridge | |
Convicted | US Highway 67 | |
Crossing of | Mississippi River | |
place | Alton (Illinois) | |
construction | Cable-stayed bridge | |
overall length | 1,408 m | |
Longest span | 230 m | |
building-costs | $ 118 million (including old bridge demolition costs) | |
start of building | June 1990 | |
opening | January 1994 | |
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The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River from Alton , Illinois to West Alton , Missouri . The bridge, which, like the previous structure, was named after the discoverer William Clark , was opened in 1994. US Highway 67 runs over the bridge and enters the metropolitan area around St. Louis here in a southerly direction .
The 32 m wide new bridge replaced the only 6.1 m wide Old Clark Bridge , which was completed in 1928 and ran parallel to the Alton Bridge . The new bridge has four lanes and also has a cycle lane in each direction.
The Clark Bridge of Missouri from
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Goodyear and Ralph Salamie, "The Clark Bridge" ( Memento from June 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 909 kB)
Web links
Commons : Clark Bridge - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
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Crossing the Mississippi River |
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