Save This Bridge! Work to preserve the Route 66 Meramec River Bridge gains new life

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Learn all about the need to preserve, renew and protect the Route 66 Bridge at the Meramec River near Eureka, Missouri. Celebrate this amazing cultural icon residing just outside St. Louis, Missouri. Get involved and stay in touch and please, make a donation. Together we will....Save This Bridge!

Bridges exist to connect people, places and communities. In rare cases, such as with the historic Route 66 Bridge over the Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., they can also connect past and present, and provide a path to the future.

A nationally recognized landmark and one of the last Warren Truss designs in Missouri, the 84-year-old bridge was scheduled for demolition sometime this year due to advanced deterioration. But thanks to a collaborative effort from local stakeholders, Missouri State Parks was recently able to accept ownership of the bridge and earn it a reprieve from the wrecking ball.

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Save This Bridge! Work to preserve the Route 66 Meramec River Bridge gains new life