Chain of Rocks Bridge, St. Louis

Name: Chain of Rocks Bridge
Address: 10950 Riverview Dr, St. Louis, United States
Telephone: +1 314-416-9930

#119 among attractions in St. Louis

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Facts and practical information

The old Chain of Rocks Bridge spans the Mississippi River on the north edge of St. Louis, Missouri. The eastern end of the bridge is on Chouteau Island, while the western end is on the Missouri shoreline. Its most notable feature is a 22-degree bend occurring at the middle of the crossing. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1929 (95 years ago)Length: 5353 ftWidth: 24 ftCoordinates: 38°45'36"N, 90°10'25"W

Address

10950 Riverview DrSt. Louis United States

Contact

+1 314-416-9930

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Day trips

Chain of Rocks Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Chain of Rocks Bridge, Bellefontaine Cemetery, Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, Lewis and Clark State Historic Site.

~1900 ftN
Bridge
New Chain of Rocks Bridge, Granite City
10 min walk • The New Chain of Rocks Bridge is a pair of bridges across the Mississippi River on the north edge of St. Louis, Missouri. It was constructed in 1966 to bypass the Chain of Rocks Bridge immediately to the south.
5.6 miSW
Cemetery
Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis
144 min walk • Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum in St. Louis, Missouri.
5.3 miNE
Tower, Monuments and statues, View point
Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, Hartford
135 min walk • The Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower is a 180-foot-tall tower on the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River at the confluence of it and the Missouri River.
4.8 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, Hartford
124 min walk • The Lewis and Clark State Historic Site opened in 2002 and is owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation. The site, located in Hartford, Illinois, commemorates Camp River Dubois, the camp of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from December 1803 to May 1804.
5.6 miSW
Memorial, Art Nouveau architecture
Wainwright Tomb, St. Louis
144 min walk • The Wainwright Tomb is a mausoleum located in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally constructed for Charlotte Dickson Wainwright in 1892, the tomb also contains the remains of her husband, Ellis Wainwright.
6 miSW
Park
O'Fallon Park, St. Louis
154 min walk • O'Fallon Park is a municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri, that opened in 1908.
4.8 miNE
National park
Jones-Confluence Point State Park
122 min walk • Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park is a public recreation area located on the north side of the Missouri River at its confluence with the Mississippi River in St. Charles County, Missouri.
5.2 miSW
Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis
134 min walk • Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in St. Louis, Missouri and operated by the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Founded in 1854, it is the second oldest cemetery in the Archdiocese.
5.5 miE
Village
Pontoon Beach
141 min walk • Pontoon Beach is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,836 at the 2010 census.
6.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Mark Twain/I-70 Industrial, St. Louis
177 min walk • Mark Twain/I-70 Industrial is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bound by I-70 to the north, North Kingshighway to the east, Natural Bridge Road to the south, and the city limit to the west.
4.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
North Riverfront, Granite City
118 min walk • North Riverfront is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is bounded by Adelaide St. on the south, the Mississippi River on the east, Maline Creek on the north, and Hall Street, Calvary Avenue, Bellefontaine Cemetery, and I-70 to the west.