- City:
- Chesterfield, MO
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Contractor:
- Kansas City Bridge Company
Description
The construction of the westbound span of this bridge taking Highway 40 (Interstate 64) over the Missouri River was funded by the Public Works Administration in 1935. The Kansas City Bridge Company was the contractor of record. The eastbound span was built in 1989.
The original Depression-era span was demolished in the 2016 and replaced.
Source notes
Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on April 3, 2013.
Additional contributions by Karen L. Daniels, Missouri Department of Transportation.
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rulerfoodsfan07
Evan Kalish
Original PWA bridge was torn down in the mid-2010s and replaced by a new bridge. (MoDOT video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7xw-XvcMm4. Local news article: https://fox2now.com/news/old-daniel-boone-bridge-explosion-set-for-thursday/)
Thanks; the post has been updated!