Man and Man-Made (15 images)
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![The Martin Luther King Bridge (formerly known as the Veterans Bridge) is seen below the arch of the Eads Bridge in St. Louis. The MLK Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge of about 4000 feet in total length across the Mississippi River, connecting St. Louis with East St. Louis, Illinois. The bridge serves as traffic relief connecting the multiplexed freeways of Interstate 55, Interstate 70, Interstate 64, and U.S. Highway 40 with the downtown streets of St. Louis..The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois..The bridge is named for its designer and builder, Captain James B. Eads. When completed in 1874, the Eads Bridge was the longest arch bridge in the world, with an overall length of 6,442 feet (1,964 m). The ribbed steel arch spans were considered daring, as was the use of steel as a primary structural material: it was the first such use of true steel in a major bridge project.[1].The Eads Bridge was also the first bridge to be built using cantilever support methods exclusively, and one of the first to make use of pneumatic caissons. The Eads Bridge caissons, still among the deepest ever sunk, were responsible for one of the first major outbreaks of "caisson disease" (also known as "the bends"). Fifteen workers died, two other workers were permanently disabled, and 77 were severely afflicted.[2].The bridge was owned and operated by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis from the 1890s until 1989 when it was swapped for the MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis).[3].The Eads Bridge is still in use, and stands on the St. Louis riverfront between Laclede's Landing on the north and the grounds of the Gateway Arch to the south. Today the road deck has been restored, allowing vehicle and pedestrian traffic to cross the river. The rail deck has been in use for the St. Louis Metrolink light rail line since 1993. Photo by Lance Cheung](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000eN0vX7d4hGo/t/200/I0000eN0vX7d4hGo.jpg)
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![The Martin Luther King Bridge (formerly known as the Veterans Bridge) is seen below the arch of the Eads Bridge in St. Louis. The MLK Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge of about 4000 feet in total length across the Mississippi River, connecting St. Louis with East St. Louis, Illinois. The bridge serves as traffic relief connecting the multiplexed freeways of Interstate 55, Interstate 70, Interstate 64, and U.S. Highway 40 with the downtown streets of St. Louis..The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois..The bridge is named for its designer and builder, Captain James B. Eads. When completed in 1874, the Eads Bridge was the longest arch bridge in the world, with an overall length of 6,442 feet (1,964 m). The ribbed steel arch spans were considered daring, as was the use of steel as a primary structural material: it was the first such use of true steel in a major bridge project.[1].The Eads Bridge was also the first bridge to be built using cantilever support methods exclusively, and one of the first to make use of pneumatic caissons. The Eads Bridge caissons, still among the deepest ever sunk, were responsible for one of the first major outbreaks of "caisson disease" (also known as "the bends"). Fifteen workers died, two other workers were permanently disabled, and 77 were severely afflicted.[2].The bridge was owned and operated by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis from the 1890s until 1989 when it was swapped for the MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis).[3].The Eads Bridge is still in use, and stands on the St. Louis riverfront between Laclede's Landing on the north and the grounds of the Gateway Arch to the south. Today the road deck has been restored, allowing vehicle and pedestrian traffic to cross the river. The rail deck has been in use for the St. Louis Metrolink light rail line since 1993. Photo by Lance Cheung](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MFU2GFJj3P8/t/200/I0000MFU2GFJj3P8.jpg)
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![The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois..The bridge is named for its designer and builder, Captain James B. Eads. When completed in 1874, the Eads Bridge was the longest arch bridge in the world, with an overall length of 6,442 feet (1,964 m). The ribbed steel arch spans were considered daring, as was the use of steel as a primary structural material: it was the first such use of true steel in a major bridge project.[1].The Eads Bridge was also the first bridge to be built using cantilever support methods exclusively, and one of the first to make use of pneumatic caissons. The Eads Bridge caissons, still among the deepest ever sunk, were responsible for one of the first major outbreaks of "caisson disease" (also known as "the bends"). Fifteen workers died, two other workers were permanently disabled, and 77 were severely afflicted.[2].The bridge was owned and operated by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis from the 1890s until 1989 when it was swapped for the MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis).[3].The Eads Bridge is still in use, and stands on the St. Louis riverfront between Laclede's Landing on the north and the grounds of the Gateway Arch to the south. Today the road deck has been restored, allowing vehicle and pedestrian traffic to cross the river. The rail deck has been in use for the St. Louis Metrolink light rail line since 1993. Photo by Lance Cheung](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000J_AyII2NyQ/t/200/I00000J_AyII2NyQ.jpg)
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![The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois..The bridge is named for its designer and builder, Captain James B. Eads. When completed in 1874, the Eads Bridge was the longest arch bridge in the world, with an overall length of 6,442 feet (1,964 m). The ribbed steel arch spans were considered daring, as was the use of steel as a primary structural material: it was the first such use of true steel in a major bridge project.[1].The Eads Bridge was also the first bridge to be built using cantilever support methods exclusively, and one of the first to make use of pneumatic caissons. The Eads Bridge caissons, still among the deepest ever sunk, were responsible for one of the first major outbreaks of "caisson disease" (also known as "the bends"). Fifteen workers died, two other workers were permanently disabled, and 77 were severely afflicted.[2].The bridge was owned and operated by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis from the 1890s until 1989 when it was swapped for the MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis).[3].The Eads Bridge is still in use, and stands on the St. Louis riverfront between Laclede's Landing on the north and the grounds of the Gateway Arch to the south. Today the road deck has been restored, allowing vehicle and pedestrian traffic to cross the river. The rail deck has been in use for the St. Louis Metrolink light rail line since 1993. Photo by Lance Cheung](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xiLR_K9jkx0/t/200/I0000xiLR_K9jkx0.jpg)
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![The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois..The bridge is named for its designer and builder, Captain James B. Eads. When completed in 1874, the Eads Bridge was the longest arch bridge in the world, with an overall length of 6,442 feet (1,964 m). The ribbed steel arch spans were considered daring, as was the use of steel as a primary structural material: it was the first such use of true steel in a major bridge project.[1].The Eads Bridge was also the first bridge to be built using cantilever support methods exclusively, and one of the first to make use of pneumatic caissons. The Eads Bridge caissons, still among the deepest ever sunk, were responsible for one of the first major outbreaks of "caisson disease" (also known as "the bends"). Fifteen workers died, two other workers were permanently disabled, and 77 were severely afflicted.[2].The bridge was owned and operated by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis from the 1890s until 1989 when it was swapped for the MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis).[3].The Eads Bridge is still in use, and stands on the St. Louis riverfront between Laclede's Landing on the north and the grounds of the Gateway Arch to the south. Today the road deck has been restored, allowing vehicle and pedestrian traffic to cross the river. The rail deck has been in use for the St. Louis Metrolink light rail line since 1993. Photo by Lance Cheung](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.R5BqlDt1sI/t/200/I0000.R5BqlDt1sI.jpg)
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