Chain of Rocks Lock
Chain of Rocks Lock is a lock gate in Venice Township, Madison, Illinois. Chain of Rocks Lock is situated nearby to the dock Bi-State Development Agency Harbor, as well as near Mosenthein Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mosenthein Island and Gateway Regional Medical Center.
Mosenthein Island
Island
Mosenthein Island, situated approximately eight miles due north of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, and approximately one mile south of the confluence of the Missouri River and Mississippi River, is one of a cluster of three islands: Chouteau Island, Gabaret Island, and Mosenthein Island. Mosenthein Island is situated 1½ miles northwest of Chain of Rocks Lock.
Gateway Regional Medical Center
Hospital
Gateway Regional Medical Center is an American hospital in Granite City, Illinois. It contains 305 licensed beds, 100 of which are for treatment of acute mental illness in the behavioral health unit. Gateway Regional Medical Center is situated 2 miles east of Chain of Rocks Lock.
Merchants Bridge
Bridge
The Merchants Bridge, officially the Merchants Memorial Mississippi Rail Bridge, is a rail bridge crossing the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and Venice, Illinois. Merchants Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Chain of Rocks Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madison and Granite City.
Madison
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Madison is a city in Madison and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is also a suburb of Greater St. Louis. The population was 3,171 at the 2020 census, down from 3,891 in 2010. Madison is situated 2 miles southeast of Chain of Rocks Lock.
Granite City
Photo: Catching12, CC BY 3.0.
Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, within the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Its population was 27,549 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Metro East and Southern Illinois regions, behind Belleville and O'Fallon.
North Riverfront
Neighborhood
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. North Riverfront is situated 2 miles west of Chain of Rocks Lock.
Chain of Rocks Lock
- Type: Lock gate
- Also known as: “Lock 27”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Venice Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.70001° or 38° 42′ northLongitude
-90.18283° or 90° 10′ 58″ westOpen location code
86CFPR28+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 312712706OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=lock_gate
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