Bridges in Greater St. Louis - Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Bridge, Chain of Rocks Bridge, Clark Bridge, Old St. Charles Bridge (Paperback)

Chapters: Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Bridge, Chain of Rocks Bridge, Clark Bridge, Old St. Charles Bridge, New Chain of Rocks Bridge, Jefferson Barracks Bridge, Daniel Boone Bridge, Blanchette Memorial Bridge, Veterans Memorial Bridge, Discovery Bridge, Lewis Bridge, Bellefontaine Bridge, Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Bridge, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The New Mississippi River Bridge is a proposed bridge over the Mississippi River, connecting St. Clair County, Illinois to the city of St. Louis, Missouri. In August 2004 William Perkins and Russ Reike, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, gave Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL) petitions with over 4,000 signatures supporting the naming of the new bridge "Veteran's Memorial Bridge." This effort is supported by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. The Missouri State Legislature voted on August 28, 2005 to name the bridge after Ronald Reagan. The structure will relieve traffic on nearby bridges, most importantly the Poplar Street Bridge, which carries I-44, I-55, I-64, I-70, and US 40. The bridge project is currently coming to the end of the planning phase, with construction expected to start by 2010 to achieve completion by 2015. Construction is expected to take 5 years. There was substantial controversy over funding the completion of the bridge, with Missouri transportation officials favoring a $2 toll while Illinois officials and at least one St. Louis congressman demanded a toll-free crossing; however, in a deal signed February 28, 2008, Missouri governor Matt Blunt and Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, the bridge will not be tolled. This effectively puts to rest an attempt by Missouri officials to privatize the bridge, selling the rights to build, operate and maintai...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=628770