Baden in Winter #13, The Viaduct
Baden, more than any other neighborhood, probably has the most obviously defined entrance to it. When you’ve passed under the viaduct, you know you’re in Baden.
historic bridges
Hyde Park in the Morning Light #27, Sunrise Over the McKinley Bridge
It’s interesting to think that even though the McKinley Bridge approaches begin in Hyde Park, the span looks so far away on 11th Street. One can imagine that there were once great views of the river back in the 19th… Continue Reading
Merchants’ Bridge
The Merchants’ Bridge emerges from the undergrowth on the Far North Riverfront. It is a very old bridge, built only slightly more than a decade after the much more famous Eads Bridge. Opened in 1889, it was built to prevent… Continue Reading
MacArthur Bridge, Mid May 2017
I’ve always loved the massive steel girders of the MacArthur Bridge, snaking its way through Chouteau’s Landing. It even goes over the top of a warehouse at one point–that would never be allowed nowadays. I am giving a free lecture… Continue Reading
MacArthur Bridge, Revisited Again
I come back to the MacArthur Bridge’s Missouri approaches frequently, as the giant steel lattice makes for great pictures.
Dam and Railroad Bridge, Cedar River, Nashua
Built in 1902, the railroad bridge over the Cedar River at Nashua is a gem. It’s surprising to see such a massive, concrete arched bridge–it looks very old-fashioned for the technology of the early Twentieth Century. The remnants of the… Continue Reading
The Manhole
The past is the present again.
Chain of Rocks Bridge Abstractions
Train Kept A-Rollin’
MacArthur Bridge approaches at 7th Street. Age and grit.
Old Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge
Built in 1949, over the recently opened Chain of Rocks Canal, this bridge was largely obsolete in 16 years, when the new 270 bridge opened. Before that, it had carried a Route 66 Bypass to the old Chain of Rocks… Continue Reading