DID YOU KNOW??
The main span of the bridge will require 15 million pounds of structure steel - the weight equivalent of 5,100 cars.
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The total weight of the main span (concrete and steel) is 31 million pounds - the weight equivalent of 3,370 elephants.
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The bridge will require 132 miles of stay cable - enough to reach from St. Louis to Columbia, Mo.
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Each foundation contains 6,000 cubic yards of concrete - enough to pour a 24 mile long sidewalk - and 1.9 million pounds of reinforcing steel, equivalent to approximately 645 cars.
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Illinois Business Journal February 2011
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