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St. Louis river bridge set for weekend opening

By Jim Suhr
Published February 7, 2014 9:17pm ET
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St. Louis river bridge set for weekend opening
FILE - In this May 2, 2013 file photo, a four-lane, cable-stayed bridge named after St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial is seen from St. Louis under construction spanning across the Mississippi River from Missouri to Illinois. The $700 million project that took a few years, and a few squabbles, to complete is set to open for motorists on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) | Jeff Roberson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Motorists and truckers trying to cross the Mississippi River at St. Louis are on the verge of having a long-anticipated, $700 million option.

A new four-lane, cable-stayed Interstate 70 bridge named after St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial opens Sunday to traffic, concluding a project that took years — and a few squabbles between Missouri and neighboring Illinois — to complete.

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