St. Louis Merchants Bridge Company
St. Louis Merchants Bridge Company
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Product Details
CompanySt. Louis Merchants Bridge Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
June 30, 1890
Canceled
Yes
Printer
New York Bank Note Company
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
11" (w) by 7 3/4" (h)
Images
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Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
NA
Historical Context
The St. Louis Merchants Bridge Company was incorporated on May 11, 1896 in the state of Missouri. The company was organized in the interest of the Merchants Exchange of St. Louis to construct a bridge over the Mississippi to St. Louis at a point between the northern line of St. Clair county, Illinois and the mouth of the Missouri River.
In 1889, the company leased its property to the St. Louis Merchants Bridge Terminal Railway Company, but this lease was canceled and a new 40-year lease was signed with the Madison, Illinois and St. Louis Railway Company.
The bridge was completed on March 18, 1890 and opened in May of that same year (this certificate was issued just two short months later). In August of 1893, the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis reached agreement to use the bridge by guaranteeing by endorsement the payment of interest on the bridge company’s $2,000,000 in outstanding bonds.
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