ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A St. Louis area landmark is getting a lot of attention these days as Route 66 celebrates its 100th birthday. The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge served as the Route 66 bridge linking Missouri and Illinois for more than three decades.
A walk across the Chain of Rocks Bridge linking St Louis County and Madison County, Illinois is like taking a trip back in time to when the two-lane bridge was a major landmark for travelers along Route 66.
It opened in 1929 as a toll bridge. When travelers crossed the Mississippi River at the time, they were treated to an amusement park that people still talk about today. It had an oval-shaped Ferris wheel that was very unusual at the time…