Port of Metropolitan St. Louis
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Defined by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the Port of Metropolitan St. Louis extends 70 miles along both banks of the Mississippi River from the southern boundary of Jefferson County, Missouri at Mississippi River Mile 138.8 (above the Ohio River) to the northern boundary of Madison County, Illinois at River Mile 208.8.
- At the confluence of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois Rivers, northern-most lock- and ice-free port on the Inland Waterway, operates year round
- About 130 wharves, piers, docks, fleeting and other facilities on both sides of the Mississippi
- Second largest inland port by trip-ton miles, third by tonnage; moves 33 million tons of mostly bulk commodities annually
- At the intersection of two U.S. Department of Transportation Marine Highways, M70 and M55
- Seven Interstate Highways (I-44, I-55, I-64, I-70, I-170, I-255, I-270) in the area; within a day's drive of one-third of the US population
- The new Mississippi River bridge will be completed in 2014 between St. Louis, MO, and East St. Louis, IL and will carry I-70 traffic
- Served by 6 Class I railroads
- Six major intermodal facilities
- Two international airports, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in Missouri and, in Mascoutah, IL, MidAmerica Airport; Scott Air Force Base is located in Belleville, IL
- Two general purpose Foreign Trade Zones with multiple sites and seven special purpose sub-zones located conveniently close to barge, truck, and rail lines with access to major airports
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