Gateway Arch finally named Missouri’s state monument by: Monica Ryan Posted: Jul 14, 2021 / 07:18 AM CDT Updated: Jul 14, 2021 / 07:18 AM CDT ...

The Gateway to the West Arch and the downtown area of St. Louis, Missouri along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River shot from an altitude of about 700 feet over the river.

ST. LOUIS, MO — The park with the Gateway Arch has a new official name. It is no longer called the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Now it will be known as Gateway Arch National Park.

" (The Gateway Arch) may be the biggest thing that ever happened to Missouri after gaining statehood," said Nickell, referring to the 1965 completion of the stainless-steel monument at the St ...