Merchants Bridge
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The Merchants Bridge, officially the Merchants Memorial Mississippi Rail Bridge, is a rail bridge crossing the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and Venice, Illinois. The bridge is owned
The bridge in 2025
The bridge in its original configuration in 2014. The exposed masonry of the piers and the lattice girders distinguish it from the current configuration.
Share of the St. Louis Merchants Bridge Company, issued June 1890
The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis is a Class III switching and terminal railroad that handles traffic in the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is co-owned by five of the six Class I railroa
Merchants Bridge
…Mississippi Rail Bridge, is a rail bridge crossing the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and Venice, Illinois. The bridge is owned by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. It opened in May 1889 and crosses the river 3 miles (5 km) north of the Eads Bridge. The bridge was originally built by the St. Louis Merchants Exchange…
A TRRA locomotive
TRRA-owned Madison Yard
Historic St. Louis Union Station
An eastbound George Washington, leaving St. Louis sometime in 1967. A TRRA locomotive is in the background.