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Brickline Greenway on Market Street/Gateway Mall will connect CITYPARK at 20th St to the Gateway Arch National Park and dozens of destinations in between.
Brickline Greenway has its own section of this website:
Greenway Status: Segments in Planning
Brickline Greenway: Gateway Mall, 20th St to Gateway Arch
Brickline Greenway: Midtown I-64/40 Crossing
Brickline Greenway will build a greenway bridge on Spring St, threading the two decks of I-64/40 to connect the Grand MetroLink station, Armory District, City Foundry and neighborhoods north and south.
Brickline Greenway has its own section of this website:
Click here for Midtown I-64/40 Crossing.
Brickline Greenway: Cortex to Grand MetroLink Stations
Brickline Greenway along the MetroLink route will connect the Cortex MetroLink Station at Boyle Avenue to the Grand MetroLink station and many destinations in between.
Brickline Greenway has its own section of this website:
Click here for Fairground Park to Grand Center.
Brickline Greenway: Fairground Park to Grand Center
Brickline Greenway on North Grand Ave and Spring St will connect Fairground Park at Natural Bridge Ave to Spring St and Page Ave and dozens of destinations in between.
Brickline Greenway has its own section of this website:
Click here for Fairground Park to Grand Center.
St. Charles County Greenway Plan
Throughout 2019-20, Great Rivers Greenway, partners, and community members engaged in a planning process to prioritize greenway investments in St. Charles County. We incorporated this feedback and developed an updated St. Charles County greenway map with prioritized projects and partnership models for building greenways.
Watch video to learn more about how we created this plan with the community:
Go here to read a short brochure that provides highlights of the full St. Charles County Greenway Plan.
Go here to read the full St. Charles County Greenway Plan.
Baltic Creek Greenway: St. Charles Community College to Katy Trail
Project Overview
St. Charles County residents and stakeholders said that a new greenway linking the existing Dardenne Greenway at St. Charles Community College with the KATY Trail State Park should be a high priority project. This was identified through the St. Charles County Greenway Master Plan. Great Rivers Greenway is working with community members, local municipalities, and other stakeholders to plan this new greenway named for Baltic Creek that runs parallel to a large portion of this route.
Project Location
The overarching goal is to connect the existing Dardenne Greenway at St. Charles Community College, Veterans Tribute Park, and the KATY Trail. This greenway will likely be completed in three phases and will stretch more than four miles from end to end. The northern section will parallel Mid Rivers Mall Drive to Highway 364/94. The middle section will follow an existing paved trail (with new signage) along Pitman Hill Road to Veterans Tribute Park. There are two options for the southern section linking Veterans Tribute Park to the KATY Trail that will need additional study to determine a preferred route.
Project Partners
- Great Rivers Greenway
- City of Cottleville
- City of St. Peters
- City of Weldon Spring
- Missouri State Parks
Current Status
Thanks to the hundreds of community members and other stakeholders who have shared ideas and feedback to date! The master plan for this greenway is complete. Our next step will be to develop a conceptual design for the 1.4-mile northern segment from the Dardenne Greenway at Mid Rivers Mall Drive to 364/94 in 2024.
Read the Baltic Creek Master Plan Summary Report here. (Includes summary of engagement and planning to date, and overview for the next phase of planning and design.) This document summarizes the planning and engagement for 364 Baltic Creek and will serve as our plan for moving forward with the planning and design of the greenway.
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St. Vincent Greenway: Robert Powell Place to St. Charles Rock Road
Pagedale
Project Overview
This is the third of three projects that will close the gap between the northern and southern sections of the existing St. Vincent Greenway. The first two projects were completed in 2023.
Project Location
At its southern end, this 1.69 mile greenway segment starts at the former Eskridge High School site at the corner of Sutter Ave and Plymouth Ave. It runs through the residential neighborhood just south of Page Ave before turning north on Kingsland Ave and then west along Page Ave through the Pagedale Town Center developments. At Ferguson Ave, the greenway heads north until City Hall, where it will run through the City’s recreational fields before heading up 70th St and connecting into St. Charles Rock Road.
Project Partners
- Great Rivers Greenway
- City of Pagedale
- St. Louis County Department of Transportation
- Beyond Housing
- Community Impact Network
Current Status
Thanks to the input and feedback from the Pagedale community, we identified the route for the greenway from the former Eskridge High School site to St. Charles Rock Road in 2019 and early 2020. We are working through the design phase to develop technical construction documents for construction to begin in 2025. This project has been awarded $5.25 million in federal funds and will be completed in partnership with St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Missouri Department of Transportation.
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River des Peres Greenway: Connection to Mississippi Greenway
Project Overview
The goal of this project is to close the gap between the River des Peres and Mississippi Greenways near the River City Casino. When complete, it will not only link these two greenways but also the Gravois Greenway-creating nearly 24 connected miles to explore and enjoy.
Project Location
This project will extend the River des Peres Greenway from its current endpoint at South Broadway to the Mississippi Greenway’s current endpoint on the northwest corner of the casino property.
Project Partners
- Great Rivers Greenway
- City of St. Louis
- St. Louis County
Current Status
The final half mile—between South Broadway and the northwest corner of the River City Casino— has been on hold for several years. There is a new plan to move forward.
After years of negotiations, Union Pacific Railroad, St. Louis County and Great Rivers Greenway had an agreement about access to Railroad property to make this long-awaited connection for the community. However, the railroad’s requirement for insurance is extremely cost-prohibitive. This insurance would cost you, the taxpayers, an additional $75,000 per year in perpetuity, plus any increases to that annual premium. GRG and St. Louis County take our job of stewarding your tax dollars very seriously and we do not believe paying this every single year is this is the best use of your investment.
With our partners’ and Board of Directors’ support, we are embarking on evaluating and planning a new route to make this critical connection, working with St. Louis County, St. Louis City and other collaborators. We understand and share the frustration with the years of delays on this small but mighty project, and we continue to work on finding a way forward to make it happen through another way.
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Meramec Greenway: Unger Park
Project Overview
A portion of the Meramec Greenway in Unger Park has been closed as a result of repeated flooding. We are working with St. Louis County to rebuild the greenway in a location that is resilient to flooding conditions and make other enhancements within the park. When complete, the greenway in Unger Park will be connected to Fenton City Park, George Winter Park, and the walking and biking bridge over the Meramec River along I-44.
Project Location
Unger County Park in St. Louis County near Fenton, Missouri.
Project Partners
- Great Rivers Greenway
- St. Louis County
Project Status
During the next phase of this project, the technical team will be working to advance this design from conceptual to final. Construction is anticipated in 2026-2027.
This video describes the recommended improvements to Unger Park in further detail. These recommended improvements were created based on technical feasibility studies and community input.
What We Heard & Project Goals
Between November 2022 and September 2023, we convened a Stakeholder Advisory Group, conducted a public survey, and attended community events and pop-ups to understand what you wanted to be able to see and do at Unger Park. Here is what we learned from those efforts!
Recommended Trail Alignment
The map below shows the recommended trail alignment and proposed amenity improvements to Unger Park based on feasibility studies and community input.
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Meramec Greenway: Historic Route 66 Bridge Over the Meramec River
Project Overview
The U.S. Route 66 Bridge over the Meramec River in Route 66 State Park was built in 1931. It has a unique Warren Truss support structure (one of four in Missouri) and is in great disrepair. The bridge decking was removed in 2010 to help preserve the support structure by taking the weight off the aging truss. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), had plans to demolish the remaining bridge structure if a viable redevelopment plan was not established by the end of 2016.
Thanks to a collaborative effort and financial gifts from donors, Landmarks Association and Philip and Judith Stupp, the bridge has been saved! A steering group was formed to undertake future fundraising efforts to preserve and explore options to renew this structure as part of the Meramec Greenway, the internationally popular and historic Route 66, and a vital connection in the State Park itself. Missouri State Parks now owns the bridge and MoDOT pledged their funds originally slated for demolition to the preservation plan.
Project Location
The U.S. Route 66 Bridge is located the City of Eureka in St. Louis County. It is 1,008 feet long and connects two pieces of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Route 66 State Park.
Project Partners
- Missouri State Parks
- Missouri State Parks Foundation
- Great Rivers Greenway
Current Status
Development of construction documents and drawings are underway.
Project Timeline
- 2021- Missouri State Parks, Missouri State Parks Foundation and Great Rivers Greenway engaged a team of engineers to assess the bridge’s current conditions and develop a cost estimate and renderings for the plan to restore it for people walking and biking.
- 2021 (August)- The consulting team presented their estimate to restore and refresh the bridge ($9 million) and renderings at the Route 66 State Park Annual Meeting.
- 2022- Feasibility study and cost estimates complete.
- 2023 -Missouri State Parks and Great Rivers Greenway entered into cost share agreement for the development of construction drawings and documents. Missouri State Parks is the project manager; Great Rivers Greenway is project partner. Construction will be funded by Missouri State Parks and Great Rivers Greenway.
- 2024- Development of construction documents and drawings are underway
- 2026-Goal is to have project complete and bridge restored for the Route 66 Centennial Anniversary in 2026.
