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Riverview, St. Louis

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Riverview is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Riverview comprises the extreme northern section of the city, bounded by the Mississippi River to the east, the city limits to the west, and Chain of Rocks Road to the south, with the northern boundary lying a third of a mile north of I-270. The only major road running through the neighborhood is Riverview Drive.

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Riverview Drive 10097
63137 St. Louis
Missouri, United States
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