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In 1992, MoDOT and IDOT embarked on an environmental study (EIS) to look for solutions. The resulting EIS very clearly spelled out that the problem was the Poplar Street Bridge (PSB). The PSB is one of only two bridges in the nation that carry three interstates (I-70, I-55, I-64) across a river.

The construction of the Poplar Street Bridge is a fascinating bit of history. While certainly not as revolutionary as the Eads Bridge, the next span just to the north, the Poplar Street Bridge was innovative in its own time and represents an important moment in mid-century bridge construction.

Cost-Effective Innovations Improve Durability and Ease Traffic. St. Louis’ Poplar Street Bridge was a groundbreaking achievement when it opened in 1967 — the first long-span bridge utilizing an orthotropic steel deck plate in the United States and the only bridge to carry three interstates.

LOUIS, Ill. — On the Poplar Street Bridge into Illinois, two lanes will be closed. Starting this morning at six o’clock. Eastbound I-55/64’s left two lanes enter Illinois. All traffic will be...

The Poplar Street Bridge is a five span (300’-500’- 600’-500’-265’) 2165’ long structure which carries I - 64, I-55 and I-70 over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis and is the most highly traveled route that connects Missouri and Illinois.

LOUIS — The two right eastbound lanes of the Poplar Street Bridge will be closed for more than five hours Thursday morning while crews work on an overhead sign board, the Illinois Department of...

The Poplar Street Bridge, the busiest in the area, has had volume reduced by 20,000 cars per day, a 19% decrease. After 3 1 ⁄ 2 years of use of the new Stan Musial-Veterans Memorial Bridge, the daily traffic has increased to 53,700 per day, over 13,000 more than the expected 40,000.

The Poplar Street Bridge in St. Clair County is among the most-traveled structurally deficient bridges in the state, with more than 117,000 daily crossings.