James Buchanan Eads
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James Buchanan Eads was an American civil engineer and inventor. He held more than 50 patents and was known internationally. He designed and built the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Lou
Eads c. 1865–1880
Photograph portrait of Martha Dillon Eads, wife of James B. Eads
Eads Bridge, St. Louis
Eads' grave at Bellefontaine Cemetery
Eads Bridge
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The Eads Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge over the Mississippi River connecting the cities of St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois. It is located on the St. Louis riverfront betw
James Buchanan Eads
…March 8, 1887) was an American civil engineer and inventor. He held more than 50 patents and was known internationally. He designed and built the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, which was designated a National Historic Landmark. Eads was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and named for his…
The bridge in 2025
Poster showing the construction of the bridge in different phases, ca. 1874.
An 1875 drawing of Eads Bridge by Camille N. Dry.
Toll collection in 1939