Eads Bridge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eads_Bridge
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Eads Bridge
AI-created image
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:carries rail traffic
road traffic
gptkbp:connects gptkb:East_St._Louis,_Illinois
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1867
gptkbp:coordinates 38.6317°N 90.1722°W
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:designer gptkb:James_B._Eads
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:James_B._Eads
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
National Historic Landmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eads Bridge
gptkbp:length 6,442 ft
gptkbp:location gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkbp:mainSpan 520 ft
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Bi-State_Development_Agency
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
wrought iron
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_B._Eads
gptkbp:notableFor first bridge to use cantilever support methods
first steel arch bridge
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000946
gptkbp:numberOfSpans 3
gptkbp:opened 1874
July 4, 1874
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:St._Louis_National_Historic_Landmark_District
gptkbp:toll no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3