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==Transportation== ===Highways=== * [[Interstate 255]] Overlaps U.S. Highway 50 From Jefferson Barracks Bridge and Missouri east to Route 3 north of Columbia, then north toward Dupo :Provides access to the Interstate System, South Saint Louis County via the J.B. bridge as well as Downtown St. Louis and western St. Clair County * [[U.S. Highway 50]] Overlaps Interstate 255 From Jefferson Barracks Bridge and Missouri east to Route 3 north of Columbia, then north toward Dupo :Provides access to the Interstate System, South Saint Louis County via the J.B. bridge as well as Downtown St. Louis and western St. Clair County * [[Illinois Route 3]] From Interstate 255 and Dupo south southeast through Columbia and Waterloo on turning east toward Red Bud :Main north-south corridor and the backbone of Monroe County * [[Illinois Route 156]] From western terminus at Valmeyer east through Waterloo to Hecker and on to the eastern terminus at Illinois Route 13 west of New Athens and south of Freeburg :Briefly overlaps Illinois Route 159 in and just north of Hecker :Also called the Valmeyer highway or Hecker highway, west and east of Waterloo, respectively, it runs from the bluffs of the Mississippi to the Kaskaskia * [[Illinois Route 158]] From western terminus south of Columbia at Route 3, east northeast toward Millstadt :The area's main link with central and eastern St. Clair County for those not near Hecker * [[Illinois Route 159]] From southern terminus in Red Bud at Route 3 and Route 154, north through Prairie du Long to Hecker and on toward Smithton :Briefly overlaps Illinois Route 156 in and just north of Hecker :Significant eastern north-south corridor, provides alternate routes, and primary north-south link for Prairie Du Long and Hecker ===County roads=== * Bluff Road :runs along the bluffs from Palmer Rd. northwest of Columbia, through old Valmeyer and Chalfin Bridge, past Fults to Prairie du Rocher in Randolph County * Maeystown Road :runs from Illinois Route 3 in Waterloo (as Lakeview Drive) through Wartburg and Maeystown to Bluff Rd. at Chalfin Bridge * Kaskaskia Road :historic route from Kaskaskia to St. Louis, leaves Illinois Route 3 south of Waterloo, passes through Burksville and St. Joe, descends into the Bottoms outside Renault, crosses Bluff Rd. and railroad tracks to Stringtown Rd. * Hanover Road :Runs from Route 3 west, past New Hanover down the Fountain Gap to Bluff Rd. at Miles Rd. and B Rd.. Marks approximate future border between Columbia and Waterloo. * Gall Road :Northern terminus at Rt. 3/Main St. four-way in Columbia, south across Hanover Rd., and southern terminus at HH Rd. northwest of Waterloo and near Annbriar Golf Course. * HH Road :Runs from Gilmore Lakes Rd., north of Floraville Rd., west across Route 3 in Waterloo (as Country Club Ln.) to Bluff Rd. east of Fountain * KK Road :Runs from the Mississippi River levee opposite Crystal City, Missouri, west across Bluff Rd. up the bluffs at Monroe City, through Madonnaville, across Maeystown Rd., through Burksville and Burksville Station, across Route 3 to J Rd. south of Route 156 * LL Road :With a western terminus at Franklin St. in Maeystown, it travels east across Kaskaskia Rd., through Tipton, across Route 3, temporarily overlaps with J Rd. for about 0.5 miles east of Rt. 3 and west of Rt. 159, crosses Rt. 159 south of Hecker and north of Red Bud, ends with eastern terminus at Beck Rd. just west of the Kaskaskia River and near the Nike Missile Site. ===Public Transportation=== :There is a regular [[MetroBus (St. Louis)|MetroBus]] express bus, 502X Waterloo-Columbia, running from Waterloo, through Columbia, to the [[5th & Missouri (St. Louis MetroLink)|MetroLink station]] in [[East St. Louis]]. ===Rivers=== [[Image:Jefferson Barracks Bridge 1993 flood cropped.jpg|thumb|240px|left|[[Jefferson Barracks Bridge|J. B. Bridge]] during [[Great Flood of 1993|the flood of 1993]]]] * '''Mississippi River''' :Bridges and ferries ::[[Jefferson Barracks Bridge]] - crosses the Mississippi northwest of Columbia, carries Interstate 255 :Access ::none * '''Kaskaskia River''' :Bridges and ferries ::none :Access ::none The closest access to and bridges over the Kaskaskia are downriver at [[Baldwin, Illinois|Baldwin]] in Randolph County via Route 154 and upriver at [[New Athens, Illinois|New Athens]] in St. Clair County via Route 13. South of Monroe County, there is a ferry across the Mississippi in Randolph County, providing access to [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri|Ste. Genevieve]], [[Missouri]] and [[Pere Marquette State Park]], and a bridge at [[Chester Bridge|Chester]] via Route 150. ===Rail=== <!--Fair Use image removed, use in this article does not meet NFCC [[Image:Union Pacific Logo.svg|thumb|100px|right| ]] --> While the railroad played a large part in the history and development of the county, the main line through the county, running along Illinois Route 3, has been abandoned and removed. However, [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] tracks run through the Bottoms from the [[Intermodal freight transport|intermodal]] yard at Dupo in St. Clair County, running roughly parallel to Bluff Rd. which crosses them several times, through old Valmeyer and Fults on past Prairie du Rocher in Randolph County. The tracks are still in use, but carry only freight, and have no stops in Monroe County. ===Aviation=== There is a small airfield in the Bottoms west of Columbia called Sackman Field.
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