Learn about the engineering feat that revolutionized transportation in the United States - the building of the Iron Railway Bridge over the Mississippi River. This book provides a detailed account of the construction process, the challenges and triumphs of the builders, and the impact of the completed bridge on the region and the country as a whole. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.