While cycling through St. Louis city I crossed the Eads Bridge into East St. Louis Illinois and got myself lost.
I was riding my bike down E Broadway until I reached a dead end, turned around and then turned...
- right onto N 18th St
- left onto Illinois 15 (Missouri Ave)
- right onto Collinsville Ave
- right onto Illinois 3 (St. Clair Ave)
- turned around at N 15th St
- took the N 14th St pedestrian bridge across Highway 64
- continued left onto N 15th St
- left onto Exchange Ave
- left onto N 1st St
- right onto Illinois 3 (St. Clair Ave).
Complete map of my route in my blog post here
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What I should have done is made a left on Collinsville shortly after exiting the Eads Bridge, and then made a left onto Illinois 3.
I eventually found my way back across the Mississippi River via the McKinley Bridge and the Riverfront Trail into St. Louis Missouri as I had originally intended.
The Illinois cities I passed through include East St. Louis, National CIty, Brookyln, and Venice.
I stopped at least 5 times to check my phone and figure out where I was and how to get back home. I need a better map app or GPS.
The MIssissippi River is the largest river in North America and I crossed it twice in this video.
By the time I reached Saint Louis University the sun had dropped below the horizon and without a flashlight I had to call for a ride home.
- Don't ride in the dark without a bright headlight. It's too dangerous. ;)
- Map your route ahead of time to save time unless you want to purposefully get lost like me. Have some a physical map or offline maps on your phone in case GPS and connection issues occur.
- It was a very hot summer day too! Bring plenty of water with you when you expect to be out for any length of time. I filled up at a water fountain once. And I forgot I had an energy bar with me. LOL
This was also my first time riding my new used Lemond Poprad. The ride was enjoyable but I think the 25mm tires are too harsh for longer rides and will change them to wider 32mm tires.
Bike: Lemond Poprad
Distance: 35.5 miles
Time: 2 hours 34 minutes
Temperature: 95 degrees F (35 degrees C)
Date: Sunday, September 6th 2015
Map of my bike route in East St. Louis: bikeblogger.com...
Note: The Eads Bridge is being rehabbed and should be finished early 2016. It is nearly 150 years old and the oldest bridge in the city. Links here www.metrostloui... and here en.wikipedia.o...
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