This bridge is one of the shorter viaducts that approach the famed MacArthur Bridge, but this does not mean it is any less.
This structure was completed in 1928 to allow railroad access to the bridge. It contains a single truss span, along with numerous deck girder approach spans.
These spans are set onto concrete and steel substructures.
While the bridge is double tracked for its entire length, the main span happens to be single tracked. A single 7-Panel riveted Pratt Through Truss crosses over Broadway. The second track crosses on a large girder span.
The reasoning for this quite unusual design is unknown. The remaining spans are constructed of simple Deck Plate Girder spans set onto a viaduct like trestle.
The viaduct does have Viaduct #3, which splits and heads south near the east end of this structure.
The author has ranked the bridge as moderately significant, due to the newer age and the much less unique structure than its counterpart in East Saint Louis (Viaduct #2).
The photo above is looking at the main span.
| Main Spans | MacArthur Bridge | ||
| Illinois Approaches | MacArthur Approach Viaduct #2 | MacArthur Approach Viaduct #4 | MacArthur Approach Viaduct #5 |
| Missouri Approaches | MacArthur Approach Viaduct #3 |