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The St. Louis Bridge shortly after its completion in June 1874.
The St. Louis Bridge shortly after its completion in June 1874.
James Eads circa 1874.
James Eads circa 1874.
Eads launched this innovative salvage vessel, Submarine #7, in 1857.
Eads launched this innovative salvage vessel, Submarine #7, in 1857.
USS Cairo, one of seven City-class gunboats advocated and built by Eads.
USS Cairo, one of seven City-class gunboats advocated and built by Eads.
Features here include the bridge, tunnel under downtown, and Union Depot.
Features here include the bridge, tunnel under downtown, and Union Depot.
The St. Louis ferry dock in 1871.
The St. Louis ferry dock in 1871.
Railroad bridges on the western rivers.
Railroad bridges on the western rivers.
The Coblentz Bridge over the Rhine (1864).
The Coblentz Bridge over the Rhine (1864).
Construction started here in 1867 on the St. Louis levee
Construction started here in 1867 on the St. Louis levee
The first railroad bridge over the Missouri River, at Kansas City (1867).
The first railroad bridge over the Missouri River, at Kansas City (1867).
The iron caisson floating in the river with its serving pontoon boats.
The iron caisson floating in the river with its serving pontoon boats.
Pontoon boats and the west pier under construction.
Pontoon boats and the west pier under construction.
A sectional view of the east pier.
A sectional view of the east pier.
A detail view inside the east caisson.
A detail view inside the east caisson.
With steel delayed, St. Louisans walked across the frozen river (Dec. 1872).
With steel delayed, St. Louisans walked across the frozen river (Dec. 1872).
Steel tubes make up the load-bearing chords in the three arches.
Steel tubes make up the load-bearing chords in the three arches.
Eads and his bridge in an 1872 cartoon.
Eads and his bridge in an 1872 cartoon.
The first (west) arch under construction.
The first (west) arch under construction.
The St. Louis levee with the steamer Andy Johnson.
The St. Louis levee with the steamer Andy Johnson.
The great steel bridge (January 1875).
The great steel bridge (January 1875).
Thomas Alexander Scott, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Thomas Alexander Scott, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Junius Morgan circa 1865.
Junius Morgan circa 1865.
From 1874, the St. Louis Bridge Company became an operating railroad.
From 1874, the St. Louis Bridge Company became an operating railroad.
The toll house in St. Louis.
The toll house in St. Louis.
St. Louis Union Depot.
St. Louis Union Depot.
Success at the St. Louis Bridge & Tunnel Railroad.
Success at the St. Louis Bridge & Tunnel Railroad.
Route map of the Missouri Pacific Railway in 1887.
Route map of the Missouri Pacific Railway in 1887.
Route map of the Wabash in 1887.
Route map of the Wabash in 1887.
The facilities of the St. Louis Bridge and Tunnel Railroad (1886).
The facilities of the St. Louis Bridge and Tunnel Railroad (1886).
Freight tonnage over the river at St. Louis, all routes, 1897-1907.
Freight tonnage over the river at St. Louis, all routes, 1897-1907.
St. Louis Union Station (1894).
St. Louis Union Station (1894).
The train shed of the 1894 station.
The train shed of the 1894 station.
Pie Chart - The St. Louis Gateway in 1911.
Pie Chart - The St. Louis Gateway in 1911.
Theodore Roosevelt, his big stick, and the TRRA dragon.
Theodore Roosevelt, his big stick, and the TRRA dragon.
This modern photo shows the West Pier in 2024.
This modern photo shows the West Pier in 2024.
A postcard view of the bridge and the city (1902).
A postcard view of the bridge and the city (1902).
James Eads by New York photographer, Matthew Brady.
James Eads by New York photographer, Matthew Brady.
A stylized view of Eads’s South Pass jetties.
A stylized view of Eads’s South Pass jetties.
The Tehuantepec Ship Railway exemplified Eads’s innovative engineering.
The Tehuantepec Ship Railway exemplified Eads’s innovative engineering.