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How James Eads Built the Eads Bridge and Changed St. Louis History
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The Eads Bridge is one of the most recognizable landmarks in St. Louis, but the story behind the bridge starts long before construction began.
James Eads came to St. Louis as a teenager and eventually became a self-taught engineer and was chosen to design a bridge across the Mississippi River, even though he had never built a bridge before. Missouri Life Magazine writer Chuck Lyons tells the story of James Eads and the bridge that still carries his name.
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