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In reply to the discussion: Hey DU, let's talk about bridges! What's your favorite bridge? Why? [View all]Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)105. The Eads Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eads_Bridge
Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway 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 between Laclede's Landing, to the north, and the grounds of the Gateway Arch, to the south. The bridge is named for its designer and builder, James Buchanan Eads.
Opened in 1874, Eads Bridge was the first bridge erected across the Mississippi south of the Missouri River. Earlier bridges were located north of the Missouri, where the Mississippi is smaller. None of the earlier bridges survive; Eads Bridge is the oldest bridge on the river.
At 520 feet between the piers, the center arch of Eads Bridge was the longest rigid span ever built at the time of its construction (only a few suspension bridges had longer spans). It remained the longest rigid span until the completion of the 525 foot (160 meter) arch of Gustave Eiffel's Maria Pia Bridge, in Porto, Portugal, in 1877.
Extending more than 100 ft below water level, the foundations for Eads Bridge were the deepest underwater constructions of their time. They were installed using pneumatic caissons, a pioneering application of caisson technology in the United States and, at the time, by far the largest cassions ever built. The Eads Bridge caissons were the model for subsequent projects including the Brooklyn Bridge which was constructed just a few years later.
Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway 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 between Laclede's Landing, to the north, and the grounds of the Gateway Arch, to the south. The bridge is named for its designer and builder, James Buchanan Eads.
Opened in 1874, Eads Bridge was the first bridge erected across the Mississippi south of the Missouri River. Earlier bridges were located north of the Missouri, where the Mississippi is smaller. None of the earlier bridges survive; Eads Bridge is the oldest bridge on the river.
At 520 feet between the piers, the center arch of Eads Bridge was the longest rigid span ever built at the time of its construction (only a few suspension bridges had longer spans). It remained the longest rigid span until the completion of the 525 foot (160 meter) arch of Gustave Eiffel's Maria Pia Bridge, in Porto, Portugal, in 1877.
Extending more than 100 ft below water level, the foundations for Eads Bridge were the deepest underwater constructions of their time. They were installed using pneumatic caissons, a pioneering application of caisson technology in the United States and, at the time, by far the largest cassions ever built. The Eads Bridge caissons were the model for subsequent projects including the Brooklyn Bridge which was constructed just a few years later.
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Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge Boston. Forever known to me as the Mystic River Bridge.
Fla Dem
Mar 2019
#5
I've been across that bridge countless times. On top common in. Under the deck going out.
JDC
Mar 2019
#35
Golden Gate is amazing but just cause I've drove over the Bay Bridge so many more times ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#45
My youngest daughter has been to Prague. My paternal grandparents came to the U.S.
rzemanfl
Mar 2019
#14
Childhood bridges are special. I spent hours as a kid dangling pieces of liver
rzemanfl
Mar 2019
#25
Alexandria Bridge in Ottawa has the best views of the back of parliament hill.
applegrove
Mar 2019
#27
That's what I thought at first when I went there, I was corrected by my folks
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#128
Thanks so much for posting this, gotta be one of the best songs of these guys have ...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2019
#137
The Brooklyn and Golden Gate Bridges form two troll-free bookends in my life.
ariadne0614
Mar 2019
#62
My eyes tricked me into reading that as "toll free" the first time I looked. n/t
rzemanfl
Mar 2019
#70
I was in college in Tarrytown NY when the Tappan Zee Bridge was being built- 1950's.
No Vested Interest
Mar 2019
#90
same here! I had to drive over a scary one every day to take care of my dad...
samnsara
Mar 2019
#116
So do I! Especially very long, high bridges with lots of traffic on them.
smirkymonkey
Mar 2019
#125
The Wheeling WV suspension bridge when built in 1849 it was the largest suspension
doc03
Mar 2019
#104
Wanna sell it? This thread (which is really about trolls) has been a trip. n/t
rzemanfl
Apr 2019
#150
The worth of a trip to Rotterdam and my net worth are not all that far apart so
rzemanfl
Apr 2019
#154