The AmericaJR Web Team visited downtown St. Louis, Missouriduring their recent Road Trip Across America. St. Louis is an independent cityin the U.S. state of Missouri, built along the western bank of the Mississippi River, on the border with Illinois. St. Louis has 2 professional sports teams: the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. The city is commonly identified with the 630-foot (192 m) tall Gateway Arch in Downtown St. Louis.
Edward Jones Dome is home of the St. Louis Rams
The Eads Bridge is a steel technology combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois.
Gateway Arch Riverboat Tours
Cruises run March–November, rain or shine.
Martin Luther King Bridge
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo stands under the Gateway Arch
The windows of the observation deck
The arch is the tallest memorial in the United States at 630 feet in height.
A group of school kids taking a photo
Jefferson Expansion National Memorial Park is under construction
Busch Stadium is home to the St. Louis Cardinals
The stadium opened on April 4, 2006
The stadium has a seating capacity of 43,975, and contains 3,706 club seats and 61 luxury suites.
It is located at 700 Clark Street in St. Louis, Missouri
