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The West Alton Trail (now known as Riverlands Trail) is a two-mile crushed limestone multi-use trail that extends from St. Charles Street in West Alton to the Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area at the approach of the William Clark Bridge.
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| History: |
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The West Alton Trail was Trailnet's first purchase, acquiring a one-mile section of the corridor in 1991. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns the remaining trail section. The trail was developed along an abandoned railroad right-of-way and opened in 1995. Trailnet sold the one-mile section of trail to the Great Rivers Greenway District in 2005. |
Trailnet's
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Trailnet purchased one-half of the rail corridor, planned, raised funds and developed the trail. |
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* Great Rivers Greenway District
* U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Major
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* Great Rivers Greenway District
* Pat Jones
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