US 51

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Big Black River Bridge (Madison County, Mississippi)
Built 1939
Steel stringer bridge over Big Black River on US 51
Open to traffic

Cairo Flood Gate (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built on the plan of Gatum Dam on the Panama Canal and cost a little more than $11,000 dollars.
Flood gate and tunnel on US 51 at the north end of Cairo
Open to rail traffic above and highway traffic below

Cairo Ohio River Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1979
Cantilevered through truss over the Ohio River on US 51/60 between Cairo, Illinois and Wickliffe, Kentucky
Open to two-lane traffic

Cobden Bridge (Union County, Illinois)
Built 1926; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over the Illinois Central Railroad on Old US 51 in Cobden
Replaced by a new bridge

Coldwater River Bridge (Tate County, Mississippi)
Built 1935
Girder bridge over Coldwater River on US 51
Open to traffic

Hatchie River US 51 Bridge (Tipton County, Tennessee)
Built 1936; parallel southbound bridge built 1974; collapsed April 1, 1989, killing 8 people; replaced by new bridge in 1992
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Hatchie River on Northbound US 51 (TN 3)
Collapsed

Hickahala Creek Bridge (Tate County, Mississippi)
Built 1935
Steel stringer bridge over Hickahala Creek on US 51
Open to traffic

Hoffman Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)
Built 1924, bypassed by modern bridge in 1954.
Concrete deck girder bridge over Hoffman Creek on Old US 51
Open to traffic

Hurricane Creek Bridge (De Soto County, Mississippi)
Built 1935
Concrete tee beam bridge over Hurricane Creek on US 51
Open to traffic

Icg Girder Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1903
Plate girder bridge over US 51 on IC Railroad in Cairo
Open to rail traffic above and highway traffic below

Illinois River I-39 Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Built 1987
Steel through arch bridge over the Illinois River on I-39/US 51 near La Salle in Oglesby
Open to four lanes of traffic

Lake Dixie Springs Bridge (Pike County, Mississippi)
Built 1936
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Lake Dixie Springs on US 51
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Pass Manchac Bridge (Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana)
This bridge was built in 1957 originally carrying US Highway 51 across Pass Manchac, replacing a timber bridge with steel draw span that opened in 1927. In 1979, Interstate 55 was completed and US-51 was co-signed with I-55.
Steel stringer bridge over Pass Manchac on Old US 51
Open to traffic

Old US 51 Bridge (Richview) (Washington County, Illinois)
Built 1920, demolished June 2010
Bridge over tributary of Rayse Creek on Delaware Road/Old US 51
Demolished June 2010

Peachahala Creek Bridge (Carroll County, Mississippi)
Built 1937
Steel stringer bridge over Peachahala Creek on US 51
Open to traffic

Penn Central Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1917
Girder bridge over US 51 on Penn Central Railroad in Cairo
Open to traffic

Ramsey Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)
Built 1924, Abandoned in 1954 after new bridge was built to the east
Abandoned through truss bridge over Ramsey Creek on US 51, 6 miles north of Vandalia
Abandoned, but intact and in good condition

Relief Opening Bridge (Carroll County, Mississippi)
Built 1937
Steel stringer bridge over Relief Opening on US 51
Open to traffic

Rhodes Creek Bridge (Hinds County, Mississippi)
Built 1930
Steel stringer bridge over Rhodes Creek on Old US 51 (Terry Road)
Open to traffic

Rock River Bridge (Rock County, Wisconsin)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1969
Deck truss bridge over Rock River on US 51
Open to traffic

Sawdust Creek Bridge (Lincoln County, Mississippi)
Built 1933
Concrete tee beam bridge over Sawdust Creek on US 51
Open to traffic

Shippingsport Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Lost 7 span through truss vertical lift bridge, replaced with a modern span.
Lost through truss bridge over Illinois River on once carried US 51 and later IL 351
Replaced by new bridge

Tangipahoa River Bridge (Pike County, Mississippi)
Built 1933
Concrete tee beam bridge over Tangipahoa River on US 51
Open to traffic

Tilda Bogue Creek Bridge (Madison County, Mississippi)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1934
Concrete tee beam bridge over Tilda Bogue Creek on US 51
Open to traffic

Town Creek Bridge (Hinds County, Mississippi)
Built 1957
Stringer bridge over Town Creek on State Street in Jackson
Open to traffic

W Bogue Chitto River Bridge (Lincoln County, Mississippi)
Built 1931
Concrete tee beam bridge over W Bogue Chitto River on US 51
Open to traffic

Wisconsin River Bridge (Marathon County, Wisconsin)
Built 1915
Concrete arch bridge over Wisconsin River on Eastbound US 51/WI 52 in Wausau
Open to traffic