St. Louis is known by various unique alias: “Mound City, “Gateway to the West” and “Rome of the West. What is most known for though is a National Historic Landmark built more than 55 years ago in 1967 “The Gateway to the West” Arch. Built in stainless steel in the form of a weighted catenary arch weighing…
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US Highway 36 -“The Highway of American Genius”
U.S. Highway 36 four-lane expressway is northern Missouri’s 200-mile spans the state like a belt, linking St. Joseph and Hannibal. Named “The highway of American Genius,” it runs over gently rolling hills, wide-open countryside and more than a dozen quaint towns. It’s a divided highway, fine as an interstate, but without all the traffic on…