Chain of Rocks Bridge
The old Chain of Rocks Bridge spans the Mississippi River on the north edge of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The eastern end of the bridge is on Chouteau Island, while the western end is on the Missouri shoreline.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rklawton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: footbridge
- Also known as: “Old Chain of Rocks Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Chain of Rocks Bridge and Chain of Rocks Water Purification Plant.
New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Bridge
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
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. New Chain of Rocks Bridge is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Chain of Rocks Bridge.
Chain of Rocks Water Purification Plant
Tower
Photo: Rhodin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chain of Rocks Water Purification Plant is a tower, which is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Chain of Rocks Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glasgow Village and Spanish Lake.
Glasgow Village
Village
Glasgow Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,584 at the 2020 census.
Spanish Lake
Village
Spanish Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spanish Lake and St. Ferdinand townships, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 18,413 at the 2020 census. Spanish Lake is situated 3 miles northwest of Chain of Rocks Bridge.
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Town
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Bellefontaine Neighbors is an inner-ring suburban city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,740 at the 2020 census. Bellefontaine Neighbors is situated 3 miles southwest of Chain of Rocks Bridge.
Chain of Rocks Bridge
- Categories: shared-use bridge, bridge, and tourism
- Location: Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.76077° or 38° 45′ 39″ northLongitude
-90.17326° or 90° 10′ 24″ westElevation
400 feet (122 metres)Open location code
86CFQR6G+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1149179828OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4235617Wikidata ID
Q592557
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Portuguese—“Chain of Rocks Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تشين أوف روكس”
- Dutch: “Chain of Rocks Bridge”
- French: “Chain of Rocks Bridge”
- German: “Chain of Rocks Bridge”
- Italian: “Chain of Rocks Bridge”
- Piemontese: “Chain of Rocks Bridge”
- Polish: “Chain of Rocks Bridge”
- Portuguese: “Chain of Rocks Bridge”
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