Which local river do you cross most often?

The Mississippi River:

 41%

The Missouri River:

 19%

The River Des Peres:

 31%

The Meramec River:

 10%

How often do you cross a bridge over the Mississippi River?

At least twice a day:

 6%

A couple times a week:

 11%

About twice a month:

 38%

No more than a few times a year, if that often:

 45%

Do you believe that the St. Louis region needs another bridge across the Mississippi River?

Yes:

 74%

No:

 7%

No, but some of the current bridges need a lot of improvement:

 19%

Of the following public works projects, which do you think is the most important to the region's economy?

A new bridge across the Mississippi River:

 22%

Better regional bus service:

 3%

More light rail lines linking the region:

 56%

An improved airport:

 9%

Highway 40 improvements:

 10%

How important to the St. Louis economy is the Illinois side of the Mississippi River?

Southern Illinois is the key to the St. Louis region's economic growth in the future:

 37%

Southern Illinois is important to the region's economic future growth, but not essential:

 57%

Southern Illinois is largely irrelevant to the region's future economic growth:

 6%

How important to the Illinois economy is the St. Louis side of the Mississippi River?

St. Louis City and county are key to Southern Illinois's economic growth in the future:

 71%

St. Louis City and county are important to Southern Illinois's future economic growth, but not essential:

 26%

St. Louis City and county are largely irrelevant to Southern Illinois's future economic growth:

 3%

If a new bridge is built across the Mississippi River, who should pay for it?

The cost should be split evenly between Illinois and Missouri:

 56%

Illinois should pay more because it benefits their residents more:

 10%

Missouri should pay more because it benefits our residents more:

 1%

It should be a toll bridge -- those who use it, whether from Illinois, Missouri, or somewhere else, should pay:

 33%

Which of these celebrated bridges best deserves its title of "World's Most Beautiful Bridge"?

The George Washington Bridge:

 6%

The Golden Gate Bridge:

 62%

Nanpu Bridge:

 5%

Ponte Vecchio:

 11%

Tacoma Narrows Bridge:

 7%

The Tower Bridge:

 10%

If a new bridge is built across the Mississippi River in St. Louis, how important do think its design is to the project?

If it isn't a world-class design, don't even bother spending the money to build the bridge:

 56%

If it makes the commute faster and doesn't fall into the river, I really don't care what the bridge's design is:

 44%

In which of the following movies does a bridge most deserve an award for its performance?

The Bridge On the River Kwai (1957):

 57%

Vertigo (1958):

 8%

Dirty Harry (1971):

 7%

A Bridge Too Far (1977):

 6%

The Bridges of Madison County (1995):

 20%

Broken Bridges (2006):

 2%

Which of these Bridges is the best actor?

Beau Bridges (Norma Rae, The Fabulous Baker Boys):

 16%

Jeff Bridges (Starman, The Big Lebowski):

 42%

Lloyd Bridges (The Rainmaker, Airplane!):

 22%

Gina Lollobrigida (Trapeze, The Hunchback of Notre Dame):

 19%

BONUS QUESTION
Which state is more likely to have one of its elected officials on a winning 2008 presidential ticket, Missouri or Illinois?

Missouri:

 9%

Illinois:

 91%