Eastern St louis

I%26#39;m thinking of starting off our next American roadtrip in St Louis. I have a few initial questions:

1) Is it possible to get across the river to Eastern St Louis without a car? I%26#39;d like to go across the border into Illinois.The bridges across the river all look to me to be road bridges only.

2) If it is possible what is there to see and do in Easter St Louis?

3) I%26#39;d like to do a stretch of Route 66 when we leave St Louis. What, in peoples opinion, is the most interesting stretch between St Louis and Oklahoma City? The stretch that best typifies what route 66 is all about.

Eastern St louis

For number one, the Eads Bridge leaving downtown STL and ending up at the Casino Queen across the river into IL has a walking section. Also, the old Chain of Rocks bridge north of STL is closed to motor traffic but can still be crossed via bicycle or walking.

Eastern St louis

There is a light rail system you can take from St. Louis across the river into il. It is a few dollars for a ticket.

Things to do in East St. Louis: there is a casino. Other than that, nothing for tourists. It is not an area I would recommend.

As far as route 66- I wish I could give you some information but I really don%26#39;t know much. Hopefully someone else can help you.

Note that East St. Louis is a completely different and independent city than St. Louis. There really isn%26#39;t much to do there and it%26#39;s really not the best neighborhood to spend any time in. Unless you really want to check out the Casino Queen, I would steer clear.

This might help you for Route 66:

http://www.historic66.com/description/

If your travels will have you here in Mid-September (19th), you must stop and see the All British Car Show at beautiful Creve Coeur Lake, which is a suburb of St. Louis, about 15 miles from the Arch. There will be about 150 cars there. Visit our website: %26lt;www.stlouismgclub.com%26gt; Cheerio.

It would be fun to walk across the Eads bridge - the first bridge to span the Mississippi. The view of the city from the bridge is wonderful. Other than that, stay away from the immediate area across the river. Definitely NOT for tourists.

Regarding Route 66: If you%26#39;re not already aware, Interstate 44 has replaced Route 66, but there are signs along the way leading you toward stretches of the old road, which crosses Highway 44 at various points. The old road runs just alongside it in some spots.

Route 66 stops: Stanton, Missouri hasn%26#39;t evolved much over the years - old Rte. 66 motels and tourist traps are now right along Highway 44 (not very nice, but they are reminiscent of the old road). St. James and Lebanon, both in Missouri, have small but nice Route 66 museums worth checking out. In Lebanon, the museum is in the same building as the library. Lebanon also has an old motel called the Munger Moss which is a great example of Route 66 Americana. I%26#39;ve never stayed there, so I can%26#39;t tell you about the rooms.

Be sure and allow time to explore St. Louis. If you want to learn about the city%26#39;s history, two good destinations would be the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park and the Arch, which has museums underground. Please let me know if you have more questions about St. Louis or the parts of Missouri you%26#39;ll be visiting.

It has been about 2.5 years since our Rt. 66 trip and we honestly didn’t give MO a great deal of time because, well, we live here and had seen a lot of it before. What I remember best of the MO leg is the Munger Moss Hotel in Lebanon, the murals in Cuba, and the drive-in in Carthage. Definitely consider trying to take in a movie in Carthage if you’ll be traveling during the season: 66drivein.com/

Sadly, lots of the landmarks right here in St. Louis are gone. We left town on Manchester, which is the older alignment, but I suggest you take Chippewa/Watson alignment so you can catch some Ted Drew’s on your way through. www.teddrewes.com/

6726 Chippewa St, St Louis, MO‎

Depending on how much time you want to spend here in St. Louis, there some stuff – including part of the old Coral Court Motel – at the transportation museum: www.transportmuseumassociation.org

There’s virtually nothing to see on the short Kansas leg of the trip and the only thing that I can immediately recall about Oklahoma is in Erik, which is farther west than you’re planning to go.

We were able to plan our entire STL to LA trip with websites we found via Google. There’s so much free info out there.

You might also consider trying to find a copy of the documentary “Route 66: Marathon Tour - Chicago to L.A” It covers a lot of the highlights in each state.

I just remembered that there is the Chain Of Rocks bridge in North St. Louis which goes over the Mississippi river to Illinois. It is the original roadbed of Rt. 66 that is now a park. It is dedicated to bikes and pedistrian traffic only. There is a bike path from the foot of the Arch that goes along the river and leads up to the bridge. There are bike rentals at the foot of the arch, and if you are up to exploring, this may be the way to go.

Cheerio!