Gateway Arch In St. Louis....... Been There?

 



I've been to St. Louis and took the tiny tram to the top of the Gateway Arch several times but it's always a thrill.  From the viewing window at the top, look how teeny the cruise ship looks! (Ship nearest the bridge.)

Arch Trivia:
  • The cost to build the Arch in 1967 was the same as the Louisiana Purchase, $15,000,000. 
  • The Arch sits on the smallest national park in the U.S., only 98 acres.
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the park in 1935.
  • Construction on the Arch was begun in 1965 and was finished in only two years. 
  • The Arch is 630-feet high and there is 630-feet between the ends of the Arch legs.
  • The purpose of the Arch was to commemorate Thomas Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase and all the pioneers settling the United States. 
  • To go to the top, only 5 people can squeeze into the little tram cars for the 5-minute ride to the top. 
  • You get 10-minutes up there and then it's back down. 
Next trip to the Midwest, you MUST visit the Gateway Arch.


 

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