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Overview: Steel deck arch bridge on Grand Drive just south of Union Blvd. in Forest Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1988
Design: Steel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 71.8 ft.
Total length: 76.1 ft.
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.64167, -90.27667 (decimal degrees)
38°38'30" N, 90°16'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/737022/4280532 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Clayton
Inventory numbers: MONBI 14193 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22639 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 5,000