Old Chain of Rocks Bridge Photos

Illinois, Missouri

Photo by: aryanamoonslave

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
South view — Photo by:cm29

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge — Photo by:metsfan187

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Old Chain of Rocks Bridge — Photo by:aryanamoonslave

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Route 66 on Old Chain of Rocks
Info sign about the Route 66 Highway crossing the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge — Photo by:w.vins

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Near Midway Old Chain of Rocks — Photo by:w.vins

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
From the Illinois side — Photo by:w.vins

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
The Bend: Someone's Mistake?
Many a child has grown up hearing this was an engineering error. That crews started building the bridge from both ends and discovered too late that their work didn't line up. Not true. But you'll have to find the real reason for the bend on your own. — Photo by:wilhelmggw

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
The Distinctive Bend
From bridge floor. — Photo by:wilhelmggw

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Old Water Intake Towers
They 'rise above the river like half-submerged castle turrets.' Built in 1894 and 1913. The older one was used by the City of St. Louis into the 1980s. — Photo by:wilhelmggw

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Walk Down Memory Lane
Signs like these were commonplace when the old bridge carried traffic on the Mother Road: 1935-1965. — Photo by:wilhelmggw

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Old Chain of Rocks Bridge crosses the Mississippi River between Illinois and Missouri — Photo by:greenaddie

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