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10th Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on 10th Avenue in Minneapolis
Open to traffic

3rd Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1917
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on MN 65 (3rd Avenue S) in Minneapolis
Open to traffic

Alton Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Construction began in July 1927. Bridge opened in July 1928. Closed for major repairs in 1959 and 1975; permanently closed January 4, 1994; first span imploded August 11, 1994, other 6 spans imploded August-October 1994
Lost seven-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 at Alton
Replaced by the Clark Bridge

Anoka-Champlin Bridge (Anoka County, Minnesota)
Built 1929, rehabilitated and widened in 1990
Reinforced concrete ribbed open-spandrel arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 169 in Anoka
Open to traffic

Anoka-Champlin Bridge (Old) (Anoka County, Minnesota)
Built 1884; Moved to Clearwater in 1930
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Replaced by a new bridge in 1930

Arsenal Bridge (1896) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1896, Rehabilitated 1983 & 1997
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River on 2 lanes of traffic and 2 rail lines in Davenport
Open to traffic

Audubon Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)
Built 2011
Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on LA 10
Open to all traffic

Belmont-Columbus Ferry (Mississippi County, Missouri)
Lost ferry crossing over the Mississippi River on MO 80/KY 80 between Belmont and Columbus
No longer in operation

Big Jo Ferry (Wabasha County, Minnesota)
Lost Ferry across Mississippi River
Replaced by a new bridge

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic Dec. 13, 2003, replacing the old Cape Girardeau Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River connecting MO 34 and IL 146 at Cape Girardeau
Open to four-lane traffic

Black Hawk Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1955
Three-span cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River, Front Street, and DM&E Railroad on WI 82 at Lansing
Open to two-lane traffic

BN - Alton Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison. Railroad line abandoned in 1988.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on the Burlington Northern Railroad at Alton
Removed after the railroad line was abandoned

BN - Little Falls Bridge S (1899) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1899; Replaced 1990
Lost Deck plate girder bridge on Burlington Northern Railroad (Former NP)
Replaced by a new bridge

BN - Winona Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built in 1891 by Winona Bridge Railway Co; burned in a fire in 1989; later removed in 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Winona Bridge Railway (later BN RR)
Removed

BNSF - Burlington Bridge (1893) (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1890-1893; Replaced 2011-2012.
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway in Burlington
Replaced by a new bridge 2011-2012

BNSF - Burlington Bridge (2012) (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 2012
Warren through truss lift bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Falls Bridge (N) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1891; east span collapsed in train wreck in 1974- replaced with 1900 Warren truss span; still serves traffic
Bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Little Falls Bridge S (1990) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1990
Concrete tee beam bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Mississippi River Bridge (Ball Club) (Itasca County, Minnesota)
Built 1908
Deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Mississippi River Bridge (Brainerd) (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
Built 1984
Deck plate girder bridge on over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Mississippi River Bridge (Cohasset) (Itasca County, Minnesota)
Built 1953 using older pieces
Deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Mississippi River Bridge on MN 115 (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1930
Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Th 115, BNSF RR
Open to traffic

BNSF - Mississippi River North Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1927, Truss Added 1963
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Nicollet Island Bridge (East Channel) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
WB Spans Built 1927, EB Spans Built 2008
Deck plate girder bridge over East Channel Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Nicollet Island Bridge (Main Channel) (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1926 replacing a 1893 era girder bridge. Petit truss span added 1963 to comply to river navigation rules
Petit Through Truss and Deck Plate Girder bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Quincy Bay Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1960
Deck Plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay on the BNSF Railway in Quincy
Open to railroad traffic

BNSF - Quincy Railroad Bridge (1960) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1960
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on BNSF Railway at Quincy
Open to railroad traffic

BNSF - St. Cloud Crossing (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Built 1892; Additional truss line added 1922
Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Broadway Avenue Bridge (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1983
Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on MN Hwy. 27
Open to traffic

Broadway Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1887-88 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Broadway Street in Minneapolis
Replaced by a new bridge, but one span relocated and reused for the Merriam Street Bridge

C&A - Louisiana Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1873; 2nd pier collapsed destroying two spand November 6th, 1876; Replaced 1897
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago & Alton Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Cairo Mississippi River Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1929; tolls removed 1954; rehabilitated 1983, 2005, 2011, and 2015
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on U. S. Highway 60 / 62 between Birds Point, MO, and Cairo, IL
Open to traffic

Campbell's Island Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1938, Reconstructed 1999
Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on 19th Street
Open to traffic

Canton Ferry (Lewis County, Missouri)
Ferry across Mississippi River
Closed as of 2014

Cape Girardeau Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Built 1928, closed to all traffic on December 13, 2003, main spans demolished on September 9, 2004
Lost continuous through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on MO 34/IL 146 at Cape Girardeau
Replaced by Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge

Caruthersville Bridge (Pemiscot County, Missouri)
Built 1976; rehabilitated 1987
Continuous through truss over the Mississippi River on I-155, southeast of Caruthersville
Open to four lanes of traffic

Cassville Ferry (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Ferry first operated in 1833
Toll ferry over the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wisconsin, and Turkey River, Iowa
Operates daily during the summer; weekends only fall and spring; closed in winter

CBQ - Burlington Bridge (1868) (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1868; Replaced 1893
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Quincy Railroad Bridge (1866) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1866; Replaced 1898
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CBQ - Quincy Railroad Bridge (1899) (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1899; Wagon decks removed 1930; Replaced 1961
Warren through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy & Highway (Until 1930)
Replaced by a new bridge

Centennial Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Completed July 12, 1940; rehabilitated 1996; tolls removed May 2, 2003
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 between Davenport and Rock Island
Open to traffic

CGW - St. Paul Swing Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1885; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Champ Clark Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Bridge opened 8pm Saturday August 3rd 2019
Concrete deck girder bridge over Mississippi River on US 54
Open to traffic

Champ Clark Bridge (Old) (Pike County, Missouri)
Bridge demolished 2019
Five-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 54 at Louisiana
Bridge has been completely removed.

Chester Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)
Opened Aug. 23, 1942 as a toll bridge. Main span destroyed by severe thunderstorm July 29, 1944; reopened Aug. 24, 1946. Tolls removed Jan. 1, 1989.
Through and deck truss bridge over the Mississippi River on MO 51/IL 150 at Chester
Open to two-lane traffic

Clark Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Opened January 4, 1994, replacing the Alton Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 at Alton
Open to four lanes of traffic

Clearwater Bridge (Wright County, Minnesota)
Built in 1884 in Anoka; Relocated in 1930; Destroyed by ice in 1943
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on MN 24
Replaced by a new bridge in 1958

Clinton High Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1892; Two spans destroyed by storm in 1904, Lost 1956
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by new bridge

CN - Dubuque Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Swing Span Built 1892, Approach Spans Built 1899; Bridge Strengthened 2012/13
Mississippi River crossing on BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway in Dubuque
Open to railroad traffic

CNW - Clinton Bridge (East Channel) (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1865; Reconstructed 1868, 1874, 1880, 1882-1885, & 1898; Replaced by a new bridge in 1908
McCallum through truss bridge over Cat Tail Slough on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Clinton Bridge (West Channel) (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1865; Approaches reconstructed 1874; Drawspan replaced 1887; Approaches reconstructed again 1898; replaced by a new bridge in 1908
Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Winona Swing Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built 1899, Approach Rebuilt 1928; abandoned and mostly removed 1977
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Former Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Mostly Removed

CNW - Winona Swing Bridge (Old) (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built 1871; Replaced 1890
Lost McCallum through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

CP - La Crescent Swing Bridge (Houston County, Minnesota)
Built 1901
Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

CP - Mississippi River Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1981
Vertical Lift Bridge with a Warren through truss bridge span over Mississippi River/1st Street on Railroad
Open to rail traffic

CP - Plum River Bridge (Carroll County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Plum River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

CP - Sabula Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1906; West Approach Upgraded Ca. 1930
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

Crescent Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1898, Iowa Approach Added 1905
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
Open to traffic

Crescent City Connection Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1985, Opened to traffic in 1988
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on eastbound Business US 90 in New Orleans
Open to four lanes of eastbound traffic, plus two reversible HOV lanes

Davis Street Ferry (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Lost ferry between South St. Louis County and East Carondelet, IL. Became obsolete when the Old JB Bridge opened in 1944.
Lost ferry across the Mississippi River
No longer exists

DeSoto Bridge (Stearns County, Minnesota)
Built 1957; closed to traffic March 2008, later replaced by the Granite City Bridge (see entry)
Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on MN 23 (Division Street) in St. Cloud
Replaced by a new bridge

Dorena-Hickman Ferry (Mississippi County, Missouri)
Ferry crossing over the Mississippi River on MO 77 between Dorena and Hickman
Toll ferry currently in operation

Dresbach Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built 1967; demolished & replaced with UCEB 2019
Lost haunched girder bridge over Mississippi River on I-90
Replaced by a new bridge

Dubuque Wagon Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1886; Demolished 1943
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1982
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 61 and US 151
Open to traffic

Eads Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads; automobile deck closed 1989-2003 for rehabilitation and replacement; reopened July 4, 2003
Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River and N. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. in downtown St. Louis
Upper vehicular deck open to vehicular traffic on weekdays. Closed on weekends; Lower railroad deck open

Eagle Point Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1901, subsequent work in 1907, 1922 and 1936, destroyed in 1983
Lost Truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 151/US 61 in Dubuque
Lost

Eisenhower Bridge (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Built 1958
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 63 in Red Wing
Replaced by a new bridge

First Bridge (1856) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1856, Replaced 1866.
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Lost

Fort Madison Bridge (1888) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Madison Bridge (1927) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1927
Toll double-decker through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 2/IL 9/BNSF Railroad at Fort Madison
Open to traffic

Fort Snelling Bridge (1st) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1880, Replaced 1909
Lost Deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Fort Snelling Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Snelling Bridge (2nd) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1909, Replaced 1961
Lost Steel arch bridge over Mississippi River on Fort Snelling Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Snelling Bridge (3rd) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1961; rehabilitated 1986
Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Miss River & City Street on Th 5 (West 7 St)
Open to traffic

Franklin Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1923; rehabilitated in 2016
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on CSAH 5 in Minneapolis
Open to traffic

Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1966; Rehab 1996
Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River on I-80 in Le Claire
Open to traffic

Frisco Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Completed May 12, 1892, under the direction of engineer George S. Morison; west approach replaced in 2018
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis
Open to railroad traffic

Gateway Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1956
Suspension bridge over Mississippi River on US 30 at Clinton
Open to traffic

Golden Eagle Ferry (Calhoun County, Illinois)
Ferry across Mississippi River
Open to traffic

Government Bridge (1872) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1895
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge because of an icy flood storm

Grafton Ferry (Jersey County, Illinois)
Opened 2003 as a toll ferry.
Toll ferry across Mississippi River.
open to seasonal toll traffic. Operating hours 10A to 10P Mon-Sat; 8A to 8P Sun.

Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Built 1955
Pipeline suspension bridge over the Mississippi River at Grand Tower
Pipeline service only. Pedestrians prohibited (although historically allowed)

Great River Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1993 to replace MacArthur Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwy 34 in Burlington
Open to traffic

Greenville Bridge (Chicot County, Arkansas)
Built 2010
Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on US 82
Opened August 4, 2010

Greenville-Lake Village Bridge (Chicot County, Arkansas)
Opened to traffic Sept. 17, 1940; Closed to all traffic August 4, 2010 ; Demolished 2011
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 82 between Greenville and Lake Village
No Longer Exists Western Portal pillars and markers still in place.

Harahan Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Completed 1916 under the direction of engineer Ralph Modjeski
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks; road deck rebuilt for pedestrian use

Hastings High Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1951; demolished and replaced 2013
Lost through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 61 in Hastings
Replaced by a new bridge

Helena Bridge (Phillips County, Arkansas)
Built 1961; rehabilitated 1991
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 49 at Helena
Open to traffic

Hennepin Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1990, replacing a steel arch bridge
Modern suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Open to six lanes of traffic

Hennepin Avenue Steel Arch Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1888-91, replacing an earlier suspension bridge. Demolished 1989.
Lost two-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Demolished to make room for the current bridge

Hernando DeSoto Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Built 1973; repaired after a crack was found in 2021
Two-span steel through tied arch bridge over the Mississippi River on I-40 at Memphis
Open to traffic

High Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1891; Collapsed in 1899; Collapsed in again in 1956; Demolished in 1973
Lost Cantilevered Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge upriver.

Horace Wilkinson Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1968
Cantilevered polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on I-10 in Baton Rouge
Open to traffic

Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge) (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1940; widened 1989
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 190 and KCS Railway in Baton Rouge
Open to traffic

Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish) (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)
Opened to traffic December 16, 1935; widening completed June 16, 2013
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 90 and NOPB Railroad in Jefferson
Open to traffic

I-270 Chain of Rocks Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Opened September 2, 1966
Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on I 270 in St. Louis
Open to traffic

I-280 Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1970
Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on I-280 in Davenport
Open to traffic

I-35W Mississippi River Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1967; collapsed Aug. 1, 2007; new bridge built in 2008
Collapsed deck truss bridge over the Mississippi River on I-35W in Minneapolis
Collapsed

I-57 Cairo Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Dedicated June 23, 1978
Steel through arch bridge carrying I-57 over the Mississippi River at Cairo
Open to four lanes of traffic

I-74 Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Northbound bridge built 1935; southbound built 1960; both rehabilitated 1975
Pair of suspension bridges over the Mississippi River on I-74 between Bettendorf and Moline
Intact but closed to all traffic

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