East Cape Girardeau, IL

East Cape Girardeau is a village in McClure Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 289 residents. East Cape Girardeau is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area, including areas on both the Missouri and Illinois sides of the Mississippi River. A post office was established at East Cape Girardeau in 1874, and remained in operation until 1913. The through line in East Cape Girardeau is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. East Cape Girardeau makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The village lies east of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, hence the name. East Cape Girardeau is across the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The two are connected by the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge which opened in December 2003 following the demolition of the Old Mississippi River Bridge constructed in 1928.