Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Gateway Arch
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
April 7, 2008
1. The Gateway Arch Marker
the People of the United States
May 25, 1968
Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States
The City of St. Louis Missouri
The United States Territorial
Expansion Memorial Committee
[On May 28, 1987, the Gateway Arch was added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark]
Erected 1968 by National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1925.
Location. 38° 37.528′ N, 90° 11.077′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. It is on North Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 N Leonor K Sullivan Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Freedom Denied, Freedom Gained (within shouting distance of this marker); Miles of Steamboats (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Flood of 1993 (within
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Also see . . .
1. Gateway Arch. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 25, 2010.)
2. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Gateway Arch Fact Sheet. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on January 25, 2010.)
3. The Gateway Arch. Website homepage (Submitted on September 30, 2013, by Trevor Morris of Fond du lac, Wisconsin.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 18, 2010
2. Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Marker
Awarded in a National Competition
The Gateway Arch
by the American Society of Civil Engineers
[Over South Portal]
April 7, 2008
3. The Gateway Arch
Photographed by Thomas Chris English, April 7, 2008
4. The Gateway Arch and One of the Reflecting Pools/Lily Ponds
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 1997
5. The Gateway Arch
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 18, 2010
6. Inside the Gateway Arch Viewing Area
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 18, 2010
7. Looking down from the Gateway Arch
North portal at left and south portal at right.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 1997
8. View of St. Louis
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2010. This page has been viewed 2,929 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 24, 2010. 2. submitted on August 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 24, 2010. 4. submitted on January 24, 2010, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. 5. submitted on August 9, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7. submitted on August 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 8. submitted on August 9, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
