When Carnegie first heard of Eads' plans to build a bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, he wanted Keystone to win the construction contract. Building the spectacular bridge would have ...

During the building of James Eads' St. Louis Bridge, several of the construction workers digging out the riverbed from inside the caissons fell ill. An alarmed Eads shortened his men's working ...

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Department of Transportation will close a busy stretch of Interstate 64 heading into and out of downtown St. Louis at the end of the month for a bridge demolition.