Discovery Bridge (Missouri)

The Discovery Bridge is a pair of truss bridges carrying Missouri Route 370 across the Missouri River between St. Louis County and St. Charles County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Discovery Bridge
Coordinates	38.798°N 90.467°W / 38.798; -90.467
Carries	6 lanes of Route 370
Crosses	Missouri River
Locale	St. Louis County and St. Charles County in Missouri, U.S.
Maintained by	Missouri Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Truss
Total length	1,053 m (3,455 ft)
Width	16.8 m (55 ft)
Longest span	190.5 m (625 ft)
History
Opened	1993
Statistics
Daily traffic	62,490 (2008)[1]

The shoulder on both sides is designated a bicycle (and pedestrian) path. Separate bicycle/pedestrian access ramps are available immediately on both sides of the bridge. This provides a connection to traffic to and from the Katy Trail, which passes under the bridge.

The bicycle lane and shoulders were converted into an extra travel lane in each direction in November 2011 due to the rehabilitation of the westbound Blanchette (I-70) Bridge and the bridge was closed for bicycle and pedestrian use. The alternative river crossing was the Veterans Memorial (Page Ave) Bridge, adding about 15 miles' distance to trips involving a river crossing. The bicycle/pedestrian lanes reopened in May 2014.[2][3]

See also

• List of crossings of the Missouri River

References

1. "2008 District 6 Traffic Volume and Commercial Vehicle Count Map" (PDF). MoDOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
2. "Blanchette Bridge renovations". modot.org. Missouri Department of Transportation. 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
3. Hugh, Brent (May 8, 2014). "Hwy 370/Discovery Bridge to be re-striped to include bicycle lanes again". mobikefed.org. Jefferson City, Missouri: Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2019.