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Opening of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge, to be Attended by the President of the U.S., 1874 Invi

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Opening of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge, to be Attended by the President of the U.S., 1874 Invi
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St. Louis, Missouri, and Jefferson, Ohio. 1874. Formal Invitation from the Citizens of St. Louis to A. R. Houghton Esq, of Jefferson Ohio, to the opening of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge in July of 1874 that will be opened by the President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. Invitation has lithograph of bridge over Mississippi river at center and portrait of bridge engineer James B. Eads. The interior of the 4 page invitation has an extensive list of all of the participants involved in the opening of the bridge and the celebration event. The Illinois and St. Louis Bridge, also known at the Eads Bridge, was one of the first major steel bridges, featuring three large steel arches. The bridge significantly improved transportation between St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, and marked a major advancement in engineering. It set a precedent for future bridge construction using steel. VF to XF condition.