The disused automobile deck has been removed.
By 2007, only about 30% of the automobile deck had been removed. Most of the removed sections were on the East St. Louis side. The western ramp side (St. Louis) was relinquished to Ralston Purina and turned into a parking lot. In 2013, the TRRA (Terminal Railroad Association) began removing all of the auto deck over the river.
By late 2014, the vehicle deck on the bridge proper had been removed and work was progressing on the western approach.
In 1989, the TRRA obtained the MacArthur Bridge from the City of St. Louis in exchange for the Eads Bridge. The Eads Bridge, one of the primary reasons for the TRRA's original formation, had become obsolete for modern-day rail traffic due to height restrictions it placed on rail cars.
The MacArthur Bridge continues to be a vital railroad link connecting west to east for a large number of commodities and bulk cargo. In 2012 it was the 17th busiest railroad bridge in the United States.
--RoadDog
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