It's amazing to me that the old Chain of Rocks bridge was part of Route 66 and meant for vehicles. Look at how narrow it is! Now it's for bikes and pedestrians only. Also unique is the bend partway through, so that the bridge was located on bedrock the whole way through - cheaper to build that way. You can see it at the right of this photograph.
The old Chain of Rocks bridge is rich in history, some good and some bad. I hear it's cleaned up a lot since the early 1990s (where it was the site of a double murder), and we didn't feel unsafe when we were there, but apparently many cars at the parking lots on either side are prime game for break-ins, so be careful.
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