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A historic illustration shows the Eads Bridge spanning the Mississippi River with steamboats below, surrounded by technical bridge diagrams and an engineer’s portrait at the top.

Missouri History | People

The Man Who Bridged the Mississippi

June 2, 2026

by Chuck Lyons

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