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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) length "5.5659528".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) abstract "The MacArthur Bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois is a 647 foot (197 m) long truss bridge. Construction on the bridge was begun in 1909 by the city of St. Louis to break the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis's monopoly on the area's railroad traffic. Money ran out before the bridge approaches could be finished, however, and the bridge did not open until 1917, and then only to automobile traffic. Railroad traffic would not use the bridge's lower deck until 1928.The bridge was initially called the "St. Louis Municipal Bridge" and known popularly as the "Free Bridge." Tolls were added for auto traffic beginning in 1932. In 1942 the bridge was renamed for Douglas MacArthur.The MacArthur Bridge was one of several bridges in St. Louis which carried U.S. Highway 66 until the completion of the nearby Poplar Street Bridge. At one time U.S. Highway 460 crossed the bridge, terminating on the west side of the bridge. In 1981 the bridge was closed to vehicles because of pavement deterioration and the eastern ramp approaches were torn out. The bridge is now in use only by railroads. The disused vehicle deck remains above the railroad track.By 2007 only about 30% of the total deck reserved for automobile use had been removed. Most of the removed sections were on the East St. Louis side. The western ramp was relinquished to Ralston Purina and turned into a parking lot. In 2013 the TRRA began removing all of the auto deck over the river. The task is still under way. In 1989 the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis acquired the MacArthur Bridge from the City of St. Louis in exchange for the title to the Eads Bridge. The Eads bridge, one of the primary reasons for the TRRA’s original formation, had become obsolete for modern-day rail traffic due to the height restrictions it placed on rail cars.The Mac Arthur Bridge continues to be the vital railroad link connecting west to east for a large number of commodities, and bulk cargo.".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) bridgeCarries "Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, Union Pacific, BNSF, Amtrak".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) closingYear "1981".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) crosses Mississippi_River.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) length "5565.9528".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) locatedInArea East_St._Louis,_Illinois.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) locatedInArea St._Louis.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) mainspan "206.3496".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) openingYear "1917".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) thumbnail MacArthur_Bridge.jpg?width=300.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type Truss_bridge.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) wikiPageID "2517526".
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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) bridge "MacArthur Bridge".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) bridgeName "MacArthur Bridge".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) bridgeSigns "20".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) carries Amtrak.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) carries BNSF_Railway.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) carries Terminal_Railroad_Association_of_St._Louis.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) carries Union_Pacific_Railroad.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) closed "To auto traffic 1981".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) crosses Mississippi_River.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) design Truss_bridge.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) downstream Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) downstreamSigns "25".
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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) keywords "macarthur+bridge".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) locale "St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) open "1917".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) place Mississippi_River.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) structure "Crossings".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) title "MacArthur Bridge".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) upstream Poplar_Street_Bridge.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) upstreamSigns "20".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) wordnet_type synset-bridge-noun-1.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Bridges_completed_in_1917.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Bridges_in_St._Louis,_Missouri.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Bridges_on_U.S._Route_66.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Bridges_over_the_Mississippi_River.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_St._Clair_County,_Illinois.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:East_St._Louis,_Illinois.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Former_road_bridges_in_the_United_States.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Railroad_bridges_in_Illinois.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Railroad_bridges_in_Missouri.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Road_bridges_in_Illinois.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Road_bridges_in_Missouri.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) subject Category:Truss_bridges.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) point "38.61472222222222 -90.1836111111111".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type Artifact100021939.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type Bridge102898711.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type BridgesCompletedIn1917.
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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type Structure104341686.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type TrussBridge104492749.
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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type Bridge.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type Infrastructure.
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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type RouteOfTransportation.
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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type Bridge.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) type Building.
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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) comment "The MacArthur Bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois is a 647 foot (197 m) long truss bridge. Construction on the bridge was begun in 1909 by the city of St. Louis to break the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis's monopoly on the area's railroad traffic. Money ran out before the bridge approaches could be finished, however, and the bridge did not open until 1917, and then only to automobile traffic.".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) label "MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis)".
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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) lat "38.61472222222222".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) long "-90.1836111111111".
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) wasDerivedFrom MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis)?oldid=592752419.
- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) depiction MacArthur_Bridge.jpg.
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- MacArthur_Bridge_(St._Louis) name "MacArthur Bridge".