JAMES EADS
James B. Eads
born May 23, 1820, Lawrenceburg, Ind., U.S.
died March 8, 1887, Nassau, Bahamas
in full James Buchanan Eads American engineer best known for his triple-arch
steel bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, contained a 520-foot-long center span,
and several other engineering innovations.. Another
project provided a year-round navigation channel for New Orleans by means of
jetties (1879).
Eads was named for his mother's cousin James Buchanan, a Pennsylvania
congressman who later became president of the United?
He played a critical role in the Civil War when he supplied ironclad gunboats
that helped ensure Union control of the Kentucky–Tennessee River Systems.
Died: 3/8/1887
James B. Eads
born May 23, 1820, Lawrenceburg, Ind., U.S.
died March 8, 1887, Nassau, Bahamas
in full James Buchanan Eads American engineer best known for his triple-arch
steel bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, contained a 520-foot-long center span,
and several other engineering innovations.. Another
project provided a year-round navigation channel for New Orleans by means of
jetties (1879).
Eads was named for his mother's cousin James Buchanan, a Pennsylvania
congressman who later became president of the United?
He played a critical role in the Civil War when he supplied ironclad gunboats
that helped ensure Union control of the Kentucky–Tennessee River Systems.
Died: 3/8/1887