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Did You Know

  1. The cable stayed portion of the bridge will be just over four football fields in length.
  2. With a main span of 1,500 feet, this bridge will be the third longest cable-stayed bridge in the U.S.
  3. The two longest cable-stayed bridges in the U.S. are the John J. Audubon in Louisiana, which will be finished in 2010, and the Arthur Ravenel in South Carolina.
  4. The New Mississippi River Bridge will be 400 feet tall, just two-thirds the height of the Arch.
  5. The cable-stayed portion of the bridge will require 8 Million pounds of reinforcing steel – equivalent to the weight of 363 school buses.
  6. The Mississippi River Bridge will require 14.8 million pounds of girders – equivalent to the weight of 925 elephants.
  7. The total project will cost $640 million – equivalent to one dollar bills laid end to end circling the equator two and a half times.
  8. Concrete does not dry. It cures. Curing is the hardening process that occurs because of the chemical reaction between cement and water.

Traffic Cameras

The following cameras provide real-time views of traffic in and near the project area.

Missouri Cameras

  • I-70 at Cass and Broadway CameraMissouri: I-70 at Cass and Broadway
  • I-70 at Madison CameraMissouri: I-70 at Madison
  • I-70 Downtown CameraMissouri: I-70 Downtown
  • I-55 N downtown CameraMissouri: I-55 North Downtown
  • I-64 at 7th street CameraMissouri: I-64 at 7th street
  • Poplar Street Bridge Camera Looking EastMissouri: Poplar Street Bridge (East)

Illinois Cameras

  • Poplar Street Bridge Camera Looking WestIllinois: Poplar Street Bridge (West)
  • I-55/64/70 at 13th and Tudor CameraIllinois: I-55/64/70 at 13th and Tudor
  • IL 3 at 8th Street CameraIllinois: IL 3 at 8th Street
  • Martin Luther King Bridge CameraIllinois: Martin Luther King Bridge
  • Tri-Level CameraIllinois: I-55/64/70 Tri-Level interchange
  • I-64 at 10th Street CameraIllinois: I-64 at 10th Street
  • I-55 at Exchange AvenueIllinois: I-55 at Exchange Avenue
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