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Alton, Illinois

Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 15 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois.

Located at 38.9006, -90.1597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Clark Bridge

The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the cable-stayed bridge opened in 1994. It carries U.S. Route 67 across the river. It is the northernmost river crossing in the Saint Louis metropolitan area. The new $85 million, 108-foot-wide bridge replaced the old Clark Bridge, which was only 20 ft wide . The truss bridge was built in 1928.

Located at 38.8822, -90.1789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Wood River (Illinois)

Wood River is a 2.4-mile-long tributary of the Mississippi River, which it joins near East Alton, Illinois, to the northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The Wood River is formed by the confluence of its West and East forks. These come together near where they drop down from the Mississippi bluffs. The natural channel of the Wood River used to follow the Mississippi through the bottoms before joining it.

Located at 38.8818, -90.1267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Old Clark Bridge

The Old Clark Bridge was a bridge that carried U.S. Route 67 across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. It was constructed beginning in 1927, was replaced by the Clark Bridge and was demolished in 1994.

Located at 38.8836, -90.1825 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Melvin Price Locks and Dam

Melvin Price Locks and Dam is a dam and two locks at river mile 200.78 on the Upper Mississippi River, about 17 miles north of Saint Louis, Missouri. The collocated National Great Rivers Museum, at 1 Lock and Dam Way, East Alton, Illinois, explains the structure and its engineering. Construction began in 1979, the main lock opened in 1990, and the full structure was completed in 1994. It replaced the earlier Lock and Dam No.

Located at 38.8692, -90.1536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical)

Lock and Dam No. 26 was a lock and dam located near Alton, Illinois on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 202.5. Opened in 1938, its largest lock was 600 feet long. It was demolished in 1990 and replaced by the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, which is also known as Lock and Dam number 26...

Located at 38.8861, -90.1819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Marquette Catholic High School (Alton, Illinois)

Marquette Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Alton, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.

Located at 38.8917, -90.1828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine is an academic unit of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) located in Alton, Illinois, USA, in the Greater St. Louis area. The school is one of three dental schools in the state of Illinois and is mandated with the mission "to improve the oral health of the people of Southern Illinois and the region through education, patient care, scholarship and service.

Located at 38.9036, -90.1435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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