Cars get broken into on the MO side on a regular basis. There is now a real nice parking lot on the IL side. This is a really neat bridge. You can also now do a loop. Go across the bridge and take the Riverfront Trail to the new trail across the McKinley Bridge. As of October 2010, the Confluence trail now connects with the trail across the McKinley Bridge, you can follow the Confluence trail until you get to the bridge you crossed to get to the Chain of Rocks Bridge. There is a bike lane across the bridge. Then you can drive the raod back to the parking lot.

I toured this fabulous bridge in September, 2009. Beautiful panoramic views to say the least and really enjoyed the trip on U.S. Rt. 66; great memorabilia on the bridge. Met people from France, Germany, East St. Louis and Wisconsin. We're from Washington, Pa. and had a nice ride. At the time, parking was only allowed on the East St. Louis, Ill. side as vandalism to vehicles was happening on the Missouri side. Bud Halpin

"Peddled this interesting Bridge 18 Aug 06, A Policeman gave some tourist a talk about the bridge and area. It started to rain on my return from the Illinois side, and a Public Service Man helped me load the Tri-Cruiser in my van."