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2,600 & 14 Length and width, in feet, of the McKinley Bridge Bikeway, a new bicycle- and pedestrian-only lane connected to the recently renovated McKinley Bridge spanning the Mississippi River
3,960 Number of Serotta Ottrott bikes (the most expensive available at Big Shark Bicycle Company on the Loop) you could fit on the bikeway, lined up end to end and side by side
$7.95 million Cost to build the bikeway
6 Number of years the McKinley Bridge went unused by cars, pedestrians or bikes
30,660,000 Number of cars that didn’t pass over the McKinley Bridge while it was closed
14,000 Approximate number of cars that pass over the McKinley Bridge each day
$39.6 million Cost of 3,960 Serotta Ottrotts
16 Number of years since a new bridge of any kind has been built between St. Louis and the Metro East
4 Approximate number of years it took to complete the bikeway after the idea was conceived
647 Number of years it will take to complete the proposed new Mississippi River bridge, as calculated by the Current
