New Chain of Rocks Bridge, Granite City

Name: New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Address: Granite City, United States

#1 among attractions in Granite City

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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. It originally carried traffic for Bypass US 66 and currently carries traffic for Interstate 270. The bridge opened to traffic on September 2, 1966. ()

Coordinates: 38°45'55"N, 90°10'30"W

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Granite City United States

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Day trips

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

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

5.9 miSW
Cemetery
Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis
150 min walk • Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum in St. Louis, Missouri.
5.1 miNE
Tower, Monuments and statues, View point
Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, Hartford
131 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.
4.7 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, Hartford
120 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.
~1900 ftS
River landmark for walking and biking
Chain of Rocks Bridge, St. Louis
10 min walk • 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.
5.9 miSW
Memorial, Art Nouveau architecture
Wainwright Tomb, St. Louis
151 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.
4.5 miNE
National park
Jones-Confluence Point State Park
116 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.
5.5 miSW
Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis
140 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.
5.7 miE
Village
Pontoon Beach
145 min walk • Pontoon Beach is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,836 at the 2010 census.
7.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Mark Twain/I-70 Industrial, St. Louis
183 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.
4.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
North Riverfront, Granite City
125 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.
6.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Walnut Park East, Ferguson
159 min walk • Walnut Park East is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Walnut Park East is one of several neighborhoods in northwest St. Louis.