<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Eads Bridge </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Eads Bridge from St. Louis, stretching over the Mississippi River toward Illinois </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 37 ′ 41" N 90 ° 10 ′ 17" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.62806 ° N 90.17139 ° W ﻿ / 38.62806; - 90.17139 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Carries </Th> <Td> 4 highway lanes 2 MetroLink tracks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Crosses </Th> <Td> Mississippi River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Locale </Th> <Td> St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other name (s) </Th> <Td> World's First All Steel Bridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Arch bridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total length </Th> <Td> 6,442 ft (1,964 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 46 ft (14 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longest span </Th> <Td> 520 ft (158 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Clearance below </Th> <Td> 88 ft (27 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> James B. Eads </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction start </Th> <Td> 1867; 151 years ago (1867) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opened </Th> <Td> 1874; 144 years ago (1874) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Daily traffic </Th> <Td> <P> 8,100 (2014) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Eads Bridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> U.S. National Register of Historic Places </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> U.S. National Historic Landmark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> St. Louis Landmark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Show map of Missouri Show map of the US Show all </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> St. Louis, Missouri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 37 ′ 41" N 90 ° 10 ′ 17" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.62806 ° N 90.17139 ° W ﻿ / 38.62806; - 90.17139 Coordinates: 38 ° 37 ′ 41" N 90 ° 10 ′ 17" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.62806 ° N 90.17139 ° W ﻿ / 38.62806; - 90.17139 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Built </Th> <Td> 1867 - 1874 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect </Th> <Td> Eads, Capt . James B . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architectural style </Th> <Td> Other </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NRHP reference #</Th> <Td> 66000946 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Significant dates </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Added to NRHP </Th> <Td> October 15, 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated NHL </Th> <Td> January 29, 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Eads Bridge </Th> </Tr>

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