Daniel Boone Bridge
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This article is about the bridge in Missouri. For other uses, see Boone Bridge.
The Daniel Boone Bridge is the name for two bridges carrying Interstate 64, U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 61 and the Avenue of the Saints across the Missouri River between St. Louis County and St. Charles County, Missouri. The older bridge, which carries westbound traffic, is a continuous truss bridge, while the newer bridge, which carries eastbound traffic, is a deck girder bridge.
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Daniel Boone Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 38°41′15″N 90°39′47″W |
Carries | 8 lanes of I-64 / US 40 / US 61 (Avenue of the Saints) |
Crosses | Missouri River |
Locale | St. Louis County and St. Charles County in Missouri |
Maintained by | Missouri Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Continuous truss bridge (westbound span) Deck girder bridge (eastbound span) |
History | |
Opened | 1937 (original span) 1989 (westbound span) 2015 (eastbound span) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 88,317 (2008)[1] |
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