Eads Bridge
CountryUSA
Year Built1874
Total Length1,964 m
Main Span158 m
TypeArch
About Eads Bridge
The first bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis. The first major bridge built using steel. James Eads used pneumatic caissons - workers got the bends. Still carries MetroLink trains. A National Historic Landmark.
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