Bellefontaine Bridge

Bellefontaine Bridge from the west.

The Bellefontaine Bridge is a four-span truss BNSF railroad bridge over the Missouri River between St. Charles County, Missouri and St. Louis County, Missouri. It has four 440-foot (130 m) spans. Construction started on July 4, 1892 and it opened on December 27, 1893.

References

Crossings of the Missouri River

Upstream
Discovery Bridge

Bellefontaine Bridge
BNSF Railway

Downstream
Lewis Bridge

Bridges, tunnels, and viaducts in Greater St Louis

Bridges	Bellefontaine Blanchette Memorial Chain of Rocks Clark Daniel Boone Discovery Eads Jefferson Barracks Lewis MacArthur Martin Luther King McKinley Merchants New Chain of Rocks Poplar Street Stan Musial Veterans Wabash Washington

Tunnels	Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis Freight

Viaducts	Tucker Boulevard 14th Street 18th Street Grand Boulevard Hampton Avenue Jefferson Avenue Kingshighway Boulevard Lesperance Street Poplar Street South Kingshighway Boulevard Tucker Boulevard Westbelt

Operators	Bi-State Development Agency Missouri Department of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis

Demolished	Alton Bridge Old St. Charles Bridge Tucker Boulevard Tunnel

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