It opened in May 1889 and crosses the river 3 miles (5 km) north of the Eads Bridge.

In 2018 work began on an extensive renovation of the bridge projected to cost $172 million.

Prior to the reconstruction, only one train, traveling at 5 miles per hour, could cross the bridge at a time.

[1][5] Following the renovation, two trains could pass each other simultaneously on the bridge at up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) in speed.

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