Trail Webpage: http://www.trailnet.org or http://www.stlbiking.com/Trail-ChainRocks.htm
Trail Distance: 1.5 mile
Trail Surface: Paved
Type of Use: Touring and Mountain
Towns: St. Louis, East St. Louis
County: St. Louis (MO), and
Intensity of Use: Moderate
Setting: Scenic river
Connecting Trails: St. Louis Riverfront, Metro East Levee Bicycle Trail
Maintained By:  Trailnet
Directions for parking: Parking is available on surface lots in Missouri by taking 270 east, exit Riverview South.  Entrance is directly at 270 and Riverview.  From St. Louis city take 55/70 south and exit at Adelaide, turn right on to Hall Street, left onto Riverview.  Entrance should be directly ahead.

From Illinois parking is available at street side only.  Exit 270 West on Route 3 south, then head west on Old Chain of Rocks Road.

Park is open 7 days a week from 1/2 hour prior to sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset.
Hours of Operation:  Sunrise to Sunset
Trail Map:

According to Trailnet,  "once part of the fabled Route 66, the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge crosses one of the most historic and scenic sections of the Mississippi River.  Officially opened in June 1999 as a multi-use recreational trail, the Bridge is 1-mile in length and 24 feet wide.  It was named for the rocky shoals in the river just to the south.  The Bridge offers a panoramic view of the St. Louis skyline and the Mississippi River, as well as, the old water-intake towers that pose as castles.   It is part of the 40-mile riverside Confluence Greenway Project."

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