While cycling through St. Louis city I crossed the Eads Bridge into East St. Louis Illinois and got myself lost.

I was riding my bike down E Broadway until I reached a dead end, turned around and then turned...

- right onto N 18th St
- left onto Illinois 15 (Missouri Ave)
- right onto Collinsville Ave
- right onto Illinois 3 (St. Clair Ave)
- turned around at N 15th St
- took the N 14th St pedestrian bridge across Highway 64
- continued left onto N 15th St
- left onto Exchange Ave
- left onto N 1st St
- right onto Illinois 3 (St. Clair Ave).

Complete map of my route in my blog post here
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What I should have done is made a left on Collinsville shortly after exiting the Eads Bridge, and then made a left onto Illinois 3.

I eventually found my way back across the Mississippi River via the McKinley Bridge and the Riverfront Trail into St. Louis Missouri as I had originally intended.

The Illinois cities I passed through include East St. Louis, National CIty, Brookyln, and Venice.

I stopped at least 5 times to check my phone and figure out where I was and how to get back home. I need a better map app or GPS.

The MIssissippi River is the largest river in North America and I crossed it twice in this video.

By the time I reached Saint Louis University the sun had dropped below the horizon and without a flashlight I had to call for a ride home.

- Don't ride in the dark without a bright headlight. It's too dangerous. ;)

- Map your route ahead of time to save time unless you want to purposefully get lost like me. Have some a physical map or offline maps on your phone in case GPS and connection issues occur.

- It was a very hot summer day too! Bring plenty of water with you when you expect to be out for any length of time. I filled up at a water fountain once. And I forgot I had an energy bar with me. LOL

This was also my first time riding my new used Lemond Poprad. The ride was enjoyable but I think the 25mm tires are too harsh for longer rides and will change them to wider 32mm tires.

Bike: Lemond Poprad
Distance: 35.5 miles
Time: 2 hours 34 minutes
Temperature: 95 degrees F (35 degrees C)
Date: Sunday, September 6th 2015

Map of my bike route in East St. Louis: [ Ссылка ]

Note: The Eads Bridge is being rehabbed and should be finished early 2016. It is nearly 150 years old and the oldest bridge in the city. Links here [ Ссылка ] and here [ Ссылка ]

Video - My Lemond Poprad Cyclocross Commuter Bicycle Bike Blogger
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