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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)
Built 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
Reinforced concrete ribbed open-spandrel arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 169 in Anoka
Open to traffic

Arsenal Bridge (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

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 1931; rehabilitated 1955
Three-span cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 9 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) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1899; Replaced 1990
Lost Deck plate girder bridge on Burlington Northern Railroad (Former NP)
Replaced by a new bridge

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

BNSF - Burlington Bridge (New) (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 2012
Warren through truss 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) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
Built 1990
Concrete tee beam bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Mississippi River North Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1927/1963
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 (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 in 1892 as part of the Great Northern Railroad. Rehabilitated in 1922. Changed hands in 1970, 1996, and again in 2000. Still serves traffic as part of a short line going through St. Cloud
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

CB&Q - Mississippi River Bridge (Winona) (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built in 1891; burned in a fire in 1989; later removed in 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (later BN RR)
Removed

CB&Q - Quincy Railroad Bridge (Old) (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

CB&Q - Quincy Railroad Bridge (Oldest) (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 - First Burlington Bridge (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

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, Missouri)
Built 1927-28; rehabilitated 1981 and 2005
Five-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 54 at Louisiana
Open to two-lane traffic

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

CN - Dubuque Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Most spans and piers built 1900, with the swing span being built 1892, approach spans being rebuilt 2012/2013 with heavier chords
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; 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; Reconstructed 1874; Drawspan replaced 1887; A few spans replaced in 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)
Swing Span built 1899, approaches replaced in 1928, abandoned and mostly removed 1977
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Former Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Mostly Removed

CP - La Crescent Swing Bridge (Houston County, Minnesota)
Built 1901, Swing Span scheduled for replacement
Pratt 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. Went obsolete when the Old JB Bridge opened in 1944.
Lost ferry across the Mississippi River
No longer exists

DM&E - Edick Lake Bridge (Carroll County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Open to traffic

DM&E - 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

DM&E - Sabula Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on IC&E RR (formerly Milwaukee Road)
Open to traffic

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 (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1967
Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Mississippi River on Interstate 90
Intact but closed to all traffic

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
Top deck open to four lanes of traffic with a pedestrian lane, bottom deck open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service

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
Open to traffic

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

Fort Madison Bridge (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 Madison Bridge (Old) (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 Snelling Bridge (1st) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1880, Replaced 1912
Lost Deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Fort Snelling Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Snelling Bridge (2nd) (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1912, 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
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
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 (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1895
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

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
Still carries natural gas

Great River Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1993
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 Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1951; new bridge built alongside the old structure in August 2013; bridge dismantled in November 2013
Steel 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
Two-span steel through 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)
Opened August 10, 1940 to serve US 190 and Kansas City Southern Railroad. Rehabilitated in 1989 to add four feet of road for auto traffic.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 190 and RR 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 in Jefferson
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)
Built 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
Open to traffic

I280 Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1970
Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on I-280 in Davenport
Open to traffic

IC - First Dubuque Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1868, Approach Trusses added 1872, Swing Span Replaced 1896, Rest of Bridge Replaced 1900
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Former Illinois Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Intercity Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1927
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on Ford Parkway (CSAH 42) in St. Paul
Open to traffic

Iowa Central - Mississippi River Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)
Built 1886, demolished 1910
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Iowa Central Railroad in Keithsburg
Replaced by new bridge

Jacobson Bridge (Aitkin County, Minnesota)
Built 1927 Replaced in 2002
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Mississippi River on MN 200
Replaced by new bridge

Jefferson Barracks Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Westbound bridge built 1984; eastbound bridge built 1990
Pair of parallel tied arch bridges over the Mississippi River on Interstate 255 / U. S. Highway 50
Open to three lanes of traffic in each direction

Julien Dubuque Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1943; rehabilitated 1992
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 20 at Dubuque
Open to traffic

KCS - Louisiana Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1897-8, Some Spans Replaced 1905 and 1945
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River on Kansas City Southern at Louisiana
Open to train traffic

Keokuk Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1871; Replaced 1917
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad/Road
Replaced by a new bridge

La Crosse Bridge (EB) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 2004
Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 14/US 61/WI 16 (Eastbound)
Open to traffic

La Crosse Bridge (WB) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1983; Served westbound traffic only since the opening of the Eastbound Bridge in 2004
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 14/US 61/WI 16 (Westbound)
Open to traffic

La Crosse Wagon Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1891, Approach span collapsed 1935; Replaced 1939
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Lake Street-Marshall Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built in 1888 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company; modified in 1904-5; Replaced in 1989
Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on Lake Street and Marshall Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

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