East St. Louis, Illinois

E54909

city municipality

East St. Louis, Illinois is an industrial city in southwestern Illinois, located directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri, historically known as a major rail and transportation hub.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
adjacentTo	Cahokia, Illinois → Centreville, Illinois NERFINISHED → Washington Park, Illinois →
areaCode	618 →
belongsTo	United States Midwest urban industrial belt →
connectedByBridgeTo	St. Louis, Missouri →
country	United States →
county	St. Clair County, Illinois NERFINISHED →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasBorder	Mississippi River →
hasCharacteristic	historically significant rail infrastructure → post-industrial economic challenges → riverfront industrial areas →
hasFunction	industrial city → transportation node →
historicallyDependentOnIndustry	manufacturing → meatpacking → railroad-related industries → steel industry →
historicalRole	industrial center → major rail hub → major transportation hub →
locatedIn	southwestern Illinois →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Metro East →
locatedInRegion	American Midwest → Illinois side of the St. Louis metropolitan area →
locatedNear	Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site →
locatedOn	eastern bank of the Mississippi River →
locatedOnRiver	Mississippi River →
locatedOppositeCity	St. Louis, Missouri →
namedFor	St. Louis, Missouri →
partOf	Greater St. Louis metropolitan area →
partOfEconomicRegion	St. Louis economic area →
postalCodeType	ZIP Code →
state	Illinois →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
timeZoneDST	Central Daylight Time →
transportationCorridor	major east–west highway routes → major east–west rail routes →
transportationInfrastructure	bridges over the Mississippi River → highways → rail yards →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eads Bridge → MetroLink light rail →	connects
St. Louis–Belleville metropolitan area (Illinois portion) →	contains
St. Louis–Belleville metropolitan area (Illinois portion) →	coreCity
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad →	servedCity