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 A MetroLink train crossing the Eads Bridge. | |
| Formation | September 20, 1949 |
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| Type | Interstate compact |
| Headquarters | One Metropolitan Square 211 North Broadway St. Louis, Missouri, 63102, U.S. |
Region served | Greater St. Louis, Missouri–Illinois, U.S. |
Executive Director | Taulby Roach |
| Subsidiaries | Gateway Arch Riverfront Metro Transit St. Louis Downtown Airport St. Louis Regional Freightway BSD Research Institute |
| Website | bistatedev.org |
The Bi-State Development Agency was established as an interstate compact between Missouri and Illinois in 1949. This compact created an organization that has broad powers in seven county-level jurisdictions (St. Louis City, St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties in Missouri and St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties in Illinois).[1] Bi-State operates five enterprises including the Gateway Arch Riverfront, Metro Transit, the St. Louis Downtown Airport, the St. Louis Regional Freightway and the Bi-State Development Research Institute.