General Information
| Other name(s): | Illinois and Saint Louis Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 1867 |
| Completion: | 4 July 1874 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Truss arch bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Function / usage: |
upper deck: Road bridge lower deck: Railroad (railway) bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1974 |
award winner
for registered users |
|---|---|
| 1971 |
for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 38° 37' 44" N 90° 10' 44" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 964 m | |
| length of center spans | 158.5 m | |
| clearance | 16.8 m |
Materials
| arches |
steel
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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David Aynardi: Eads Bridge
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Digital Bridges: Report of the city engineer to the Board of Common Council of the City of St. Louis, in relation to a bridge across the Mississippi River, at St. Louis
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HABS: Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, St. Louis, Missouri
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HAER: Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, St. Louis, County, MO
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The Bridges And Structures Of The Upper Mississippi River: Eads Bridge
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Wikipedia: Eads Bridge
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 159-160.
- (2003): Bridge engineering. A global perspective. Thomas Telford, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 9780727732156, pp. 179, 250, 257, 306.
- (2017): Bridges. A History of the World's Most Spectacular Spans. 2nd edition, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 978-0316507943, pp. 54-55.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 82-83.
- (1997): Bridges. A history of the world's most famous and important spans. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), pp. 52-53.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000020 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
03/03/2023
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