Effort to save historic Route 66 bridge in St. Louis County underway - News - The Rolla Daily News - Rolla, MO - Rolla, MO
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A highway landmark that once carried motorists on Historic Route 66 across the Meramec River in southwest St. Louis County may be reborn as a pedestrian walkway for hikers and bikers in Route 66 State Park.
Bill Bryan, director of Missouri State Parks, is supportive of the effort to save the bridge from a scheduled demolition date of early next year.
“It is an important part of the Mother Road, a connection to the Route 66 past,” Bryan said. “It’s one of the last bridges of its design, and significant from an architectural standpoint.”
The bridge built in 1931 has a Warren Truss support structure, one of four in Missouri. It is the longest of the four at 1,008 feet, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The owner of the bridge, the Missouri Department of Transportation, closed it to traffic in 2009 because the steel beams and concrete piers had fallen into disrepair. The deck and railings were removed to take weight off the aging truss.
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