City of West Alton
City of West Alton is a locality in St. Charles, Missouri. City of West Alton is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Bellefontaine, as well as near Fairmont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alton Military Prison and Clark Bridge.
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.
Clark Bridge
Bridge
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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.
Bellefontaine Bridge
Bridge
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The Bellefontaine Bridge is a four-span truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River between St. Charles County, Missouri, and St. Louis County, Missouri. Bellefontaine Bridge is situated 2 miles southwest of City of West Alton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton.
Alton
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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.
City of West Alton
- Type: Locality with 522 residents
- Location: St. Charles, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.8664° or 38° 51′ 59″ northLongitude
-90.2083° or 90° 12′ 30″ westPopulation
522Elevation
417 feet (127 metres)Open location code
86CFVQ8R+HMGeoNames ID
7165099
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