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The West Alton Trail is a two-mile crushed limestone multi-use trail that extends from St. Charles Street in West Alton to the Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area at the approach of the William Clark Bridge.
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| History: |
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The West Alton Trail was Trailnet's first purchase, acquiring a one-mile section of the corridor in 1991. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns the remaining trail section. The trail was developed along an abandoned railroad right-of-way and opened in 1995. Trailnet sold the one-mile section of trail to the Great Rivers Greenway District in 2005. |
Trailnet's
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Trailnet purchased one-half of the rail corridor, planned, raised funds and developed the trail. |
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* Great Rivers Greenway District
* U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Major
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* Great Rivers Greenway District
* Pat Jones
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Future
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Future plans as part of the Confluence Greenway Project include extending the KATY trail to Machens and then to connect to the West Alton Trail. This connection will allow bicyclists to ride on dedicated trails free of vehicles from downtown St. Louis to the KATY Trail as well as to the Vadalabene/Great River Road Bike Trail using the MCT Confluence Trail in Illinois, which connects to the Clark Bridge and West Alton Trail.
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| Contact: |
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Great Rivers Greenway District at 314/436-7009
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