• Work on the bridge began in 1867, and it was completed in 1874. The Eads Bridge was the first bridge across the Mississippi south of the Missouri River.
  • and old black and white photo of the Eads bridge with a boat and materials to be loaded stacked. The Eads Bridge in 1904.
  • The Eads Bridge has had less traffic since 2014 when the Stan Musial Bridge opened, but it supposedly has many vehicles daily cross over it.
  • Nearby Bridges. image. Eads Bridge, 1867. ... James Buchanan Eads. - American civil engineer - May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887. MacArthur Bridge.
    • Why was the Eads Bridge constructed?
    • Has the Eads Bridge gotten any awards for its construction?
    • Did Charles Lindberg fly his plane under the Eads Bridge?
  • The Eads Bridge under construction during the 1870s. Drawing by Camille N. Dry, 1875. The Eads Bridge seen from the Station East Riverfront MetroLink from the.
  • The Eads Bridge, an arch bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, 2017. Photo by Lazarus Nunley.
  • You can walk or drive a car across the Eads Bridge for free, but as you might expect, there is a cost to ride the Metrolink.
  • The historic Eads Bridge is now fit to carry MetroLink and motor traffic over the Mississippi River until at least the year 2091 with the completion of a…
  • Despite the general public support for the bridge, a rival company; known as the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge Company attempted to sabotage the efforts of Eads.