A human charectaristic in the USA is the gateway arch. It is located on 100 Washington Ave. St.Louis MO in the  USA. The construction started Feb 12 1963 and it was opened on Oct 28 1963. Its purpose is to atract people, to earn money, to get people to come to St. Louis and as a memorial to Thomas Jefferson. Other information about it is that it is constructed out of concrete and steel. The Gateway arch weighs approximately 17,250 tons and costed approximately $ 13, 420,200.