was closed in 2001. The state of Illinois attempted to provide money to the city of Venice for repairing the bridge, but was unable to do so because of the outstanding taxes owed by the city. As a result, the City of St. Louis foreclosed on the bridge, delaying reconstruction efforts further. In an agreement reached in June 2003, the states of Illinois and Missouri agreed to take over ownership of the bridge from the city of Venice. Rehabilitation began in 2004 and the original plans for the repairs anticipated a re-opening in late 2005. However, the date was pushed back due to the addition of The Great Rivers Greenway Bikeway tie-in. The rehabilitated McKinley Bridge consists of the three original river truss spans (Spans 26-29, long each) and thirty-three steel plate girder spans, with a length totaling The Bridge reopened to pedestrians and bicycles on November 17, 2007 and was fully reopened to traffic on December 17, 2007. See also List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River List of road-rail bridges Martin Luther King Bridge Eads Bridge Poplar Street Bridge Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge References External links IDOT:McKinley Bridge Structure Reconstruction Project McKinley Bridge Mississippi River Crossing At St. Louis Historic Bridges of the U.S. | McKinley Bridge Road bridges in Illinois Bridges over the Mississippi River Bridges completed in 1910 Bridges on U.S. Route 66 Metro East Pedestrian bridges in Illinois Bridges in St. Louis Road bridges in Missouri Pedestrian bridges in Missouri Road-rail bridges in the United States Former toll bridges in Illinois Former toll bridges in Missouri U.S. Route 66 in Missouri U.S. Route 66 in Illinois Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Steel bridges in the United States Plate girder bridges in the United States Bridges in Madison County, Illinois 1910 establishments in Illinois 1910 establishments in Missouri Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States