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Alton ( / ˈɔːltən / AWL-tən) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the River Bend area in the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
Scenic. ← IL 99. → IL 101. Illinois Route 100 ( IL-100) is a 159.09-mile-long (256.03 km) state highway in the southwest Illinois. It generally parallels the Illinois River. Starting in downtown Alton, it trends northward to Buckheart Township near Canton. It makes up much of the Illinois River Road, a U.S. National Scenic Byway.
The Christian Hill Historic District is a historic district and neighborhood in Alton, Illinois. The district is located west of Alton's central business district on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. A primarily residential area, the district includes 274 buildings, of which 266 are contributing buildings to its historic character. [2]
The Middletown Historic District is a historic district in Alton, Illinois. The primarily residential district includes portions of Alton's Middletown and Hunterstown neighborhoods and comprises 653 buildings, 613 of which are contributing buildings. [2] Settlement in the district dates to the original plat of Alton in 1817, which included the ...
U.S. Route 67 US 67 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by IDOT Length 214.0 mi (344.4 km) Existed 1931 –present Major junctions South end US 67 in Alton Major intersections I-72 / US 36 in Jacksonville US 24 in Rushville US 136 in Macomb US 34 / IL 110 (CKC) in Monmouth North end US 67 in Rock Island Location Country United States State Illinois Counties Madison, Jersey, Greene ...
U.S. Route 67. U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande.
Alton station (Illinois) / 38.92111°N 90.15722°W / 38.92111; -90.15722. Alton Regional Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Alton station, is a station in Alton, Illinois, that is served by Amtrak 's Lincoln Service and the Texas Eagle. The station was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007.
Marquette Catholic was established in 1927 by the Ursuline Sisters. It was built at the request of Bishop Griffin, the Bishop of Springfield in Illinois. It was the first coeducational Catholic high school in the Diocese. The Ursuline Sisters have a history of teaching the youth of Alton dating back to 1859.