Merriam, KS, is a city located in the northeastern part of Kansas. Cities Neighboring Merriam, KS. The following Cities are next to Merriam, KS: Overland Park is 9.1 miles south of Merriam, KS. Kansas City is 7.7 miles north of Merriam, KS. Shawnee is 6.1 miles west of Merriam, KS.
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. As of April 2014, it carries about 8,100 vehicles daily, down 3,000 since the new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge opened in February 2014.
History: Both the construction and design of Eads Bridge set precedents in bridge building. It was the worldÂ´s first alloy steel bridge; the first to use tubular cord members; and the first to depend entirely upon the use of the cantilever in the building of the superstructure.