Eads Bridge selected by St. Louis architects as one of the most significant architectural spot in the area, the number one spot went to the St. Louis Gateway Arch.
From the electronic equipment to the left of the two men on the Eads Bridge platform, water level data will be radioed directly to a satellite 23,000 miles out in space.
Recent heavy rains have caused the Mississippi River to rise, sending driftwood, old tires and an assortment of other objects on a trip downriver. The debris shown here jammed against a barge just north of Eads Bridge.
Three barges lodged against the Eads Bridge after they broke loose from their tow in 1973, and the bridge had to be closed to railroad traffic until an evaluation of the damage was made.
A man walks east on the bridge during the Riverboat race as a helicopter hovers covering the annual boat race between Mayor Vincent Schoemehl and County Executive Gene McNary.