Chain of Rocks Bridge over Mississippi, connecting Illinois, Missouri

 

 


The historic Chain of Rocks Bridge connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and Madison County, Illinois, has a tricky bend in it.

Today, that quirk is “just that” for pedestrians and bicyclists who move over it as part of a trail network.

The Chain of Rocks Bridge – at over 1 mile long – spans the Mississippi River.

After its construction from 1927 to 1929, the bridge’s 24-foot-wide roadway supported vehicular traffic and Route 66 – until it closed in 1970.

Before then, that quirky 22- or 30-degree bend was a bit scary.

More about that here.

 

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