The Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge. It is named after Stan Musial, a…read moreBaseball Hall of Fame legend who played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. Known as Stan the Man, the bridge holds a similar nickname, the Stan Span. Take a river cruise on the Gateway Arch Riverboat to get a different view of this and other bridges, like the Eads and the MLK, along the Mississippi River.

Carrying four wide lanes of Interstate 70 across the Mississippi, the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial…read moreBridge joins Saint Louis Missouri with Saint Clair County Illinois. It is a beautiful cable-stayed bridge that has a total length of 2803 feet with the main span at 1500 feet and 75 feet of clearance over the river. The Diamond / A-shaped tower design is similar to the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston SC https://www.yelp.com/biz/arthur-ravenel-jr-bridge-mount-pleasant-2?hrid=adycp2YtNWJNWD6GJRhgFA. The bridge was built between 2010 and 2013, opening for traffic on February 9, 2014. Though a toll was initially proposed to fund the bridge, there is no toll to cross the bridge today. [Review 17220 overall - 129 in Missouri - 737 of 2022.]

Great little suburb just southeast of Clayton, which makes close to Galleria mall, highway 64/40 as…read morewell as 44 and within an ear shot of tons of amazing eateries such as Dewey's Pizza, Cyrano's, First Watch, Racanelli's and more. Other conveniences are the 24 hour animal hospital, various banking facilities, small cafe's, a Starbucks, police station/city hall, Webster University, farmers market a plethora of small businesses, parks, thrift stores and so on... Give it whirl, ~Christy

A lovely family neighborhood with two small but charming downtown areas full of great boutique…read moreshopping and restaurants. Lovely old homes, many turn of the century Victorians make this a great place to walk, enjoy and raise a family. Great schools and recreation centers.

There wasn't a whole lot of obstacles when photographing this park. There was slight wind obscuring…read moresome of my shots but nonetheless a very beautiful place to bring those together!

Jennings has never really been my cup of tea but having spent many years here as a kid I've watched…read morethe area transform quite a bit. It's an old town feel with a modern flare. The city has began to invest in more retail operations to accommodate residents; making it much more convenient to get necessaries without having to travel very far. My favorite places use to be the $1 show movie theater and Velvet Freeze ice cream which is still on W.Florissant. Nowadays Jennings is home to: Target Starbucks White Castle Family Dollar Mom & Pop businesses Banking institutions Beauty supplies Auto service shops Entertainment venues Restaurants and more. Take a stroll through the neighborhood. But watch your speed (limits are strictly enforced here).

Affton is a blue collar town of hard working people. Oddly enough, Affton has a lot of churches and…read morecemeteries. The community is very accepting of all people and has an ethnically diverse population. The schools have great ratings and there are still decent business prospects in the community. The Chamber of Commerce is very active and sponsors a local Affton Days Parade and Festival every year. There is a nice mix of long time residents and young families. You can't get more Midwest than the City of Affton. Come enjoy a little taste of big city living in small town atmosphere.

I don't get why we have cops and I am a Republican. 90%of you just sit and try to catch speeders…read morewhich really, who are they hurting except the liberal Toyota and Subaru driver that sit in the left lane and drive less than the speed limit. But you never see them pulled over for impeding traffic. Then when you call a cop for an actual problem, like 6 of them show up and only one actually does something. And then a hour later they all leave with to my knowledge, nothing resolved. I think I would rather have that overly fat/ partially dork hall monitor from high school show up and help me. At least they take better notes and have some results. But I guess we pay cops just to shoot poor people and people they don't trust so I see why they are in St. Louis

Helped me find my car after it was stolen. I don't remember the officers but thank you. Super…read moresupportive and helpful.

This mile long bridge has spanned the Mississippi River since the 1920's. In 1936 it officially…read morebecame part of Rt. 66. In 1966 the bridge was closed to all traffic when Rt.270 opened nearby. It reopened in 1999 to pedestrians and bicycles as part of the Great Rivers Greenway. At one mile it's easy enough to walk from one end to the other and back again. The deck is well maintained and although the metal trusses are rusty, they are plenty sturdy. In 1929 when the bridge opened it spanned a dangerous rocky shoal which is where it gets it's name. At present the water level is too high to see the rocks. Although the original design went straight across the river, boatment complained that navigating both the nearby water towers and the bridge piers at the same time was too dangerous. The design was altered to include a turn allowing boatmen to navigate around one thing at a time. Info on the bridge states the reason for the bend is the bridge needed surer footing and has a 22° turn. The Nat'l park states a 30° turn. NPS tells one tale and the Greenway another. I'll let you be the judge: https://www.nps.gov/places/chain-of-rocks-bridge.htm We began our journey on the IL side of the bridge. Midway through the bridge are informational signs about the river. Plaques on the guardrail name donators who support the bridge upkeep. There are also two view finders, one with a handicap accessible ramp on the south side of the bridge. The IL entrance is on Chouteau Island. This island appears to have been created when a barge canal was dug. You can also access the Army Corp of Engineers dam park nearby. A motor bridge over the canal now has a bike lane making the bridge one direction at a time. Pull up close to trigger the red light to gain bridge access. The island has a trail system map at the bridge entrance. I noticed a memorial plaque and looked up the information online. If interested I have attached the wiki link to the plaque photo. A viewing platform, bicycle rack and two benches have also been added to the bridge. The MO end of the bridge has informational signs about the river and the greenway. There is also a small open air pavillion and trash bins. This bridge is listed on a number of Historic Rt.66 websites. A sign on the IL end of the bridge lists other Historic Rt.66 sites in IL. We found this site to be informational with lovely views of the MS River and you can see the Gateway Arch to the SW. Parking is in a paved lot. Walking the bridge is a nice stretch of the legs and is wheelchair accessible. Even at 22°f it was a good stop.

The NEW Chain of Rocks Bridge was built in originally constructed in 1966 to replace the OLD Chain…read moreof Rocks Bridge and to carry I-270 over the Mississippi River. It is a simple beam style bridge with no particular architectural or design elements. A NEWER New Chain of Rocks Bridge is currently being constructed by the Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation. The newer bridge is a twin span with improved safety features like wider shoulders. I think it will still be called the NEW Chain of Rovks Bridge but, personally, I think it should be called the NEWEST bridge.

Des Peres is a city in St. Louis County. Des Peres has a total area of 4.40 square miles…read more There are 8,373 residents in Des Peres according to the last Census (2010). Des Peres home ownership rate is 96.7%. Des Peres maintains six separate parks: Des Peres Park, Harwood Park, Pioneer Park, Sugar Creek Park, Phantom Forest, and Bittersweet Woods. The Lodge is Des Peres community center. The community center houses a fitness center, gym, indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities, and meeting rooms.

I'm keeping it short and sweet. Yes, I'm a fan! I frequent Des Peres quite often. The homes are…read moreabsolutely gorgeous, I love the various options provided for shopping and dining and the city house some of my favorite go-to spots:West County Mall, Schnucks, Aldi's, Sally's and more.

MLK Bridge is 1 of 6 bridges that connects East St. Louis, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri in a…read moreMew York minute. Beautiful historic landmark; this bridge is currently undergoing a much needed facelift that will hopefully widen those narrow lanes that have made travel along this path quite a doozie for many many years. If Eads Bridge and the newly constructed Stan Musial Bridge made it in the Yelp directory, MLK certainly deserves a check-in option.