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The St. Louis region’s port system is the second-largest inland port system in the United States, and was ranked the most efficient port system by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The St. Louis regional port system is responsible for 8% of the 855 miles of the Mississippi River, but carries one-third of the river’s total freight. [42]
Barges on the Mississippi near the Port of St. Louis, 2012. The St. Louis Port Authority is responsible for managing the facilities that make St. Louis, Missouri, the United States second-busiest inland port. [1] St. Louis is the northernmost port on the Mississippi River that is free of canal locks and is ice-free year-round.
US 61 north (Avenue of the Saints) / I-64 begins / I-70 east – Hannibal, St. Louis: Eastern end of I-70 concurrency; western end of I-64/US 61 concurrency; western terminus of I-64: Lake St. Louis: 1C: Prospect Road: 2: Lake Saint Louis Boulevard: 4A: Route N: To route N: 4B: Route 364 – Dardenne Prairie: Exits 1A-B on SR 364; cloverleaf ...
I-55 – Saint Louis, Cape Girardeau: Exit 174 on I-54: US 61 / Great River Road – Sikeston: Southern end of US 61 concurrency: Route A: Pevely: Route Z: Barnhart: Route M – Antonia: Arnold: Route 231 – Oakville, Lemay: Route 141 – Fenton: Saint Louis: Mehlville: I-255 southwest – East Saint Louis, Alton
In the 19th century, St. Louis developed as a major port on the Mississippi River; from 1870 until the 1920 census, it was the fourth-largest city in the country. It separated from St. Louis County in 1877, becoming an independent city and limiting its political boundaries.
Route 141, also known as Woods Mill Road in parts of St. Louis County, [2] is a state highway located in the western St. Louis metropolitan area. Its northern terminus is at Route 370 in Bridgeton; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 61/U.S. Route 67 in Arnold, in Jefferson County.
In the St. Louis area, it is known as Tesson Ferry Road, which was named after the 19th century proprietor of the ferry across the Meramec River. The section through northern Jefferson County, Missouri was considered dangerous. As a result, the road was rerouted and built to freeway standards.
The proposal was amended, and the St. Louis Airport Commission voted unanimously to change the name to St. Louis Lambert International Airport. [85] [86] In May 2018, Wow Air began flights between St. Louis and Reykjavík on an Airbus A321. This was the airport's first service to Europe since 2003.