ðə bɹˈɪdʒ wʌz θˈɜːɾi fˈiːt wˈaɪd ænd pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnət ɹˈaʊt fɚðə hˈɛvili kəndʒˈɛstᵻd ˈoʊld sənt. tʃˈɑːɹlz bɹˈɪdʒ ðæt kˈæɹid jˈuː.ˈɛs. hˈaɪweɪ fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈuː sənt. tʃˈɑːɹlz, mɪzˈʊɹɹi ˌɪntʊ sənt. lˈuːi.
The bridge was 30 feet wide and provided an alternate route for the heavily congested old St. Charles Bridge that carried U.S. Highway 40 through St. Charles, Missouri into St. Louis.