Riverfront Park
Riverfront Park is a park in Madison, Illinois. Riverfront Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Milton, as well as near Upper Alton Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clark Bridge and Alton Military Prison.
Clark Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Illinois2011, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois, United States. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the bridge opened in 1994.
Alton Military Prison
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Alton Military Prison was a prison located in Alton, Illinois, built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in Illinois and closed in 1857. During the American Civil War, the prison was reopened in 1862 to accommodate the growing population of Confederate prisoners of war and ceased to be prison at the end of the war in 1865.
Alton National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Alton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Alton, in Madison County, Illinois. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses only half an acre plot of land, and as of the end of 2005, had 522 interments.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.
Alton
Photo: ksablan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a charming river town in Illinois just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, Alton has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.
East Alton
Village
East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. East Alton is situated 3½ miles east of Riverfront Park.
Godfrey
Town
Godfrey is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,825 at the 2020 census. Godfrey is located within the River Bend portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Godfrey is situated 5 miles north of Riverfront Park.
Riverfront Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.88693° or 38° 53′ 13″ northLongitude
-90.18019° or 90° 10′ 49″ westElevation
427 feet (130 metres)Open location code
86CFVRP9+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 544691374OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4248194
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