Editing East St. Louis, Illinois (section)

==Transportation==
East St. Louis has five [[St. Louis MetroLink]] stations: [[East Riverfront (St. Louis MetroLink)|East Riverfront]], [[5th & Missouri (St. Louis MetroLink)|5th & Missouri]], [[Emerson Park (St. Louis MetroLink)|Emerson Park]], [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center (St. Louis MetroLink)|JJK Center]], and [[Washington Park (St. Louis Metrolink)|Washington Park]].

[[Interstate 55 in Illinois|Interstate 55]], [[Interstate 64 in Illinois|Interstate 64]], [[Interstate 70 in Illinois|Interstate 70]], and [[U.S. Route 40 in Illinois|U.S. Route 40]] run through East St. Louis and are linked to St. Louis by the [[Poplar Street Bridge]] and [[Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge|Stan Musial Bridge]]. Prior to its decommissioning, the fabled [[U.S. Route 66 in Illinois|U.S. Route 66]] also shared a [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with these Interstate highways. In addition, [[U.S. Route 50 in Illinois|U.S. Route 50]] also shared a concurrency prior to its being rerouted to run concurrently with [[Interstate 255 in Illinois|Interstate 255]].

The closest airport is the [[St. Louis Downtown Airport]] located in nearby [[Cahokia, Illinois]], just south of East St. Louis.

[[File:Eads Bridge panorama 20090119.jpg|center|700px|thumb|The [[Eads Bridge]] from the St. Louis side of the river, looking into East St. Louis]]