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The St. Louis Gateway Arch is a 630 foot monument made with stainless steel which was completed in 1967. It was built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States and all of the brave pioneers. There is a Museum of Westward Expansion below and the arch itself houses a tram to the top of the arch...not for the claustrophobic or faint of heart.
A caboose hop with an SD35 and SD45 rolls through East St. Louis of the Eads Bridge, which is now dedicated to light rail. Note the lineup of Vermont Railway trailers at bottom right. J. David Ingles photo, Brian Schmidt collection
Opened in 1874, Eads Bridge was the first bridge erected across the Mississippi south of the Missouri River. Earlier bridges were located north of the Missouri, where the Mississippi is smaller. None of the earlier bridges survive; Eads Bridge is the oldest bridge on the river.
This is a film image, using an Olympus OM 10. No digital post-processing. This film image is straight out of the camera.
Gateway Arch gleams in the foggy morning sun St. Louis, Missouri. Photos available for purchase at Wits End Photography and follow my travel photography blog at Traveling at Wits End for ways to create travel adventures everyday.