Bob Criss doesn\u2019t claim to walk on<\/em> water, but on a walk over <\/em>the water, he has a lot to say about current [pun intended] issues. On a windy, June-morning stroll across historic Eads Bridge just north of downtown St. Louis, Criss offered a guided tour that combined science [he\u2019s a hydrologist and professor at Washington University in St. Louis], history, a bit of math and a large dollop of politics.<\/p>\n

A walk across Eads Bridge is an experience that, it\u2019s probably safe to say, most residents of and visitors to St. Louis routinely miss, even though the iconic structure\u2014one of the first major bridges across the Mississippi\u2014is \u00a0just one street-crossing from the Arch. That\u2019s unfortunate, because the view from the refurbished Eads Bridge pedestrian lane offers a perspective that you can\u2019t get from the top of the Arch or from a car window at 50 mph.<\/p>\n

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