Merchants Bridge
The Merchants Bridge, officially the Merchants Memorial Mississippi Rail Bridge, is a rail bridge crossing the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and Venice, Illinois.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Also known as: “TRRA Merchants Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McKinley Bridge and Hyde Park.
McKinley Bridge
Bridge
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The McKinley Bridge is a steel truss bridge across the Mississippi River. It connects northern portions of St. Louis, Missouri with Venice, Illinois. It opened in 1910, was taken out of service in 2001 due to disrepair, and reopened in 2007 after a major rehabilitation. McKinley Bridge is situated 3,600 feet south of Merchants Bridge.
Bissell Street Water Tower
Tower
Bissell Street Water Tower is a historic standpipe water tower located at the junction of Bissell Street and Blair Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. The tower was completed in 1886 and was in service until 1912. Bissell Street Water Tower is situated 1 mile west of Merchants Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Venice and Brooklyn.
Venice
Village
Venice is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,498 at the 2020 census, down from 1,890 in 2010.
Brooklyn
Village
Brooklyn, is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Located two miles north of East St. Louis, Illinois and three miles northeast of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, it is the oldest majority-Black incorporated town in the United States, founded by freed and fugitive slaves and incorporated in 1873. Brooklyn is situated 1½ miles southeast of Merchants Bridge.
Madison
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Madison is a city in Madison and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is also a suburb of St. Louis. The population was 3,171 at the 2020 census, down from 3,891 in 2010. Madison is situated 1½ miles east of Merchants Bridge.
Merchants Bridge
- Categories: railway bridge and transportation
- Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.67461° or 38° 40′ 29″ northLongitude
-90.18647° or 90° 11′ 11″ westElevation
400 feet (122 metres)Open location code
86CFMRF7+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 575158250OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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