St. Louis

==Transportation==
{{See also|Transportation in Greater St. Louis}}
[[File:St. Louis, MO.jpg|left|thumb|[[Interstate 64]] crossing the Mississippi in Downtown St. Louis]]

[[road transport|Road]], [[rail transport|rail]], [[ship transport|ship]], and [[aviation|air]] transportation modes connect the city with surrounding communities in [[Greater St. Louis]], national transportation networks, and international locations. St. Louis also supports a [[public transportation]] network that includes [[public transport bus service|bus]] and [[light rail]] service.

===Roads and highways===
{{see also|Streets of St. Louis}}
Four [[Interstate Highway System|interstate]] highways connect the city to a larger regional highway system. [[Interstate 70]], an east–west highway, runs from the northwest corner of the city to [[downtown St. Louis]]. The north–south [[Interstate 55]] enters the city at the south near the [[Carondelet, Missouri|Carondelet]] neighborhood and runs toward the center of the city, and both [[Interstate 64]] and [[Interstate 44]] enter the city on the west, running parallel to the east. Two of the four interstates (Interstates 55 and 64) merge south of [[Gateway Arch National Park]] and leave the city on the [[Poplar Street Bridge]] into Illinois, while Interstate 44 terminates at Interstate 70 at its new interchange near N Broadway and Cass Ave. A small portion of the [[Interstate 270 (Missouri–Illinois)|Interstate 270]] outer belt freeway runs through the northern end of the city.

The 563-mile [[Avenue of the Saints]] links St. Louis with [[St. Paul, Minnesota]].

Major roadways include the north–south [[Memorial Drive (St. Louis)|Memorial Drive]], located on the western edge of Gateway Arch National Park and parallel to Interstate 70, the north–south streets of [[Grand Boulevard (St. Louis)|Grand Boulevard]] and [[Jefferson Avenue (St. Louis)|Jefferson Avenue]], both of which run the length of the city, and [[Missouri Route 30|Gravois Road]], which runs from the southeastern portion of the city to downtown and used to be signed as [[U.S. Route 66]]. An east-west roadway that connects the city with surrounding communities is [[Missouri Route 180|Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]], which carries traffic from the western edge of the city to downtown.

===Metro Light Rail and Subway===
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[[File:St Louis Metrolink train.jpg|left|thumb|[[St. Louis MetroLink]] Red Line train leaving St. Louis Union Station]]
[[File:University City-Big Bend MetroLink station.jpg|thumb|right|University City-Big Bend Subway Station along the Blue Line, near Washington University.]]
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The St. Louis metro area is served by MetroLink (known as Metro) and is the 11th-largest light rail system in the country with {{convert|46|mi|abbr=on}} of [[double track]] [[light rail]]. The Red Line and The Blue Line both serve all the stations in the inner city, and branch to different destinations beyond in the suburban areas. Both lines enter the city north of [[Forest Park (St. Louis)|Forest Park]] on the western edge of the city or on the [[Eads Bridge]] in downtown St. Louis to Illinois. All of the system track is in independent right of way, with both surface level and underground subway track in the city. All stations are independent entry, while all platforms are flush-level with trains. Rail service is provided by the [[Bi-State Development Agency]] (also known as Metro), which is funded by a [[sales tax]]es levied in the city and other counties in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/QuickFacts/metrolink.asp |title=Metro – Inside MetroLink |publisher=[[Bi-State Development Agency|Metro]] |access-date=October 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911065930/http://www.metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/QuickFacts/metrolink.asp |archive-date=September 11, 2008}}</ref> The [[Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center]] acts as the hub station in the city of St. Louis, linking the city's light rail system, local bus system, passenger rail service, and national bus service. It is located just east of the historic grand [[St. Louis Union Station]].

===Airports===
[[File:Western Perspective of St. Louis Lambert International Airport T1.jpg|alt=|thumb|Control tower and main terminal at St. Louis Lambert]]
St. Louis is served by two passenger airports. [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport]], owned and operated by the City of St. Louis, is 11 miles northwest of downtown along highway I-70 between I-170 and I-270 in St. Louis County. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state. In 2016, when the airport had more than 255 daily departures to about 90 domestic and international locations, it served more than 15 million passengers.<ref name="flystl.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.flystl.com|title=Lambert – St. Louis International Airport > Home - View_Blog|website=Flystl.com|access-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811060429/https://www.flystl.com/|archive-date=August 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The airport serves as a focus hub city for [[Southwest Airlines]]; it was once a hub for [[Trans World Airlines]] and a focus-city for [[American Airlines]] and [[AmericanConnection]].<ref name="flystl.com" /> The airport has two terminals with a total of five concourses. International flights and passengers use Terminal 2, whose lower level holds the Immigration and Customs gates. Passengers can move between the terminals on complimentary buses that run continuously, or via MetroLink for a fee. It was possible to walk between the terminals until Concourse D was closed in 2008.<ref name="travelpulse.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.travelpulse.com/st-louis-airport-reopens-one-concourse-remains-closed.html|title=St. Louis Airport Reopens, One Concourse Remains Closed|date=April 25, 2011|work=Travelpulse.com|access-date=November 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324031349/http://www.travelpulse.com/st-louis-airport-reopens-one-concourse-remains-closed.html|archive-date=March 24, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[MidAmerica St. Louis Airport]] is the secondary passenger airport serving the metropolitan area. Located 17 miles east of the city downtown core, the airport serves domestic passengers. Air cargo transportation is available at Lambert International and at other nearby regional airports, including [[MidAmerica St. Louis Airport]], [[Spirit of St. Louis Airport]], and [[St. Louis Downtown Airport]].

===Port authority===
[[River transportation]] is available through the [[Port of St. Louis]], which is 19.3 miles of riverbank on the [[Mississippi River]] that handles more than 32 million tons of freight annually. The Port is the second largest inland port by trip-ton miles, and the third largest by tonnage in the United States, with more than 100 docks for [[barge]]s and 16 public terminals on the river.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/sldc/slpa/ |title=St. Louis Port Authority |publisher=Stlouis-mo.gov |date=April 16, 2013 |access-date=February 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221200627/https://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/sldc/slpa/ |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Port Authority added two new small fire and rescue craft in 2012 and 2013.

===Railroad service===
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[[File:Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Freight Train.jpg|left|thumb|An eastbound [[Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis]] freight train passing under the Hampton Avenue viaduct.]]
[[Inter-city rail]] passenger train service in the city is provided by [[Amtrak]] at the [[Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center]] downtown. Amtrak trains terminating in the city include the ''[[Lincoln Service]]'' to [[Chicago]] and the ''[[Missouri River Runner (Amtrak)|Missouri River Runner]]'' to [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. St. Louis is an intermediate stop on the ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' route which provides long-distance passenger service between [[Chicago]], San Antonio, and three days a week, to Los Angeles.<ref>amtrak.com</ref>

St. Louis is the nation's third largest freight rail hub, moving Missouri exports such as fertilizer, gravel, crushed stone, prepared foodstuffs, fats, oils, nonmetallic mineral products, grain, alcohol, tobacco products, automobiles, and automobile parts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.missourieconomy.org/pdfs/rail.pdf |title=Rail Freight |last=Brite |first=Tony |publisher=Missouri Economic Research and Information Center |access-date=January 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629024300/http://www.missourieconomy.org/pdfs/rail.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Freight rail]] service in St. Louis is provided on tracks owned by [[Union Pacific Railroad]], [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], Foster Townsend Rail Logistics – formerly [[Manufacturers Railway (St. Louis)]], [[Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis]], Affton Trucking,<ref name="afftontrucking.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.afftontrucking.com|title=Affton Trucking|website=Afftontrucking.com|access-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802103355/http://www.afftontrucking.com/|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[BNSF Railway]].

The [[Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis]] (reporting mark: TRRA) is a [[switching and terminal railroad]] jointly owned by all the major rail carriers in St. Louis. The company operates 30 [[diesel-electric]] locomotives to move railcars around the [[classification yards]], deliver railcars to local industries, and ready trains for departure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.terminalrailroad.com/About/TRRAHistory.aspx |title=TRRA History |publisher=Terminalrailroad.com |access-date=February 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202102733/http://www.terminalrailroad.com/About/TRRAHistory.aspx |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The TRRA processes and dispatches a significant portion of railroad traffic moving through the city and owns and operates a network of rail bridges and tunnels including the [[MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis)]] and the [[Merchants Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.terminalrailroad.com |title=TRRA Home |publisher=Terminalrailroad.com |access-date=February 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201174355/http://www.terminalrailroad.com/ |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> This infrastructure is also used by [[inter-city rail]] and long-distance passenger trains serving St. Louis.

===Bus service===
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[[File:MetroBus at St Louis Science Center.jpg|thumb|left|Bus passing under the St. Louis Science Center walkway]]

Local bus service in the city of St. Louis is provided by the [[Bi-State Development Agency]] via [[MetroBus (St. Louis)|MetroBus]], with more than 75 routes connecting to MetroLink light rail transit and stops in the city and region. The city is also served by [[Madison County Transit]], which connects downtown St. Louis to [[Madison County, Illinois]]. National bus service in the city is offered by [[Greyhound Lines]], [[Burlington Trailways]] and [[Amtrak Thruway]], with a station at the [[Gateway Transportation Center]], and [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], with a stop at [[St. Louis Union Station]].

===Taxi===
[[Taxicab]] service in the city is provided by private companies regulated by the Metropolitan Taxicab Commission. Rates vary by vehicle type, size, passengers and distance, and by regulation all taxicab fares must be calculated using a [[taximeter]] and be payable in cash or credit card.<ref name="taxicode">{{cite web |url=http://www.stl-taxi.com/documents/VHC83WITHDIRECTORSRULESandallcurrentupdates37-7-11.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327191809/http://www.stl-taxi.com/documents/VHC83WITHDIRECTORSRULESandallcurrentupdates37-7-11.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Solicitation by a driver is prohibited, although a taxicab may be hailed on the street or at a stand.
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