Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Mississippi River

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

Alton Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1928; replaced 1994
Lost seven-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 at Alton
Replaced by the Clark Bridge

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

Anoka-Champlin Bridge (Anoka County, Minnesota)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 169 in Anoka
Open to 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
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 9 at Lansing
Open to two-lane 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

Cairo I-57 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

Cairo Mississippi River Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1929; tolls removed 1954; rehabilitated 1983 and 2005
Continuous through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 60/62 between Birds Point, Missouri, and Cairo, Illinois
Open to two-lane traffic with a 40 ton weight limit

Cape Girardeau Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic Sept. 3, 1928; replaced 2003
Lost continuous through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on MO 34/IL 146 at Cape Girardeau
Replaced by Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge and closed to all traffic on December 13, 2003; main spans demolished on September 9, 2004

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)
Toll ferry over the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wisconsin, and Turkey River, Iowa
Operates Wednesday through Sunday during the summer

Champ Clark Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1927-28; rehabilitated 1981
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)
Built 1994, replacing the Alton Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 at Alton
Open to four lanes of traffic

Crescent City Connection Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1985
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

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

Eads Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads
Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River 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

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

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

Fulton Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1975
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on IL 136/IA 136 between Fulton and Clinton
Open to traffic

Gramercy Bridge (St. James Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1989
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on LA 3213 at Gramercy
Open to traffic

Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Built 1955
Pipeline suspension bridge over the Mississippi River at Grand Tower
Still carries natural gas

Greenville Bridge (Chicot County, Arkansas)
Opened to traffic Sept. 17, 1940
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 82 between Greenville and Lake Village
Open to traffic

Hannibal I-72 Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Opened Sept. 16, 2000
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on I-72/US 36 at Hannibal
Open to four lanes of traffic

Hannibal Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1871 as a swing bridge; vertical-lift span installed 1993
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on the Norfolk Southern Railroad at Hannibal
Open to railroad traffic

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 abandoned

Hastings Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1951
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 61 in Hastings
Open to traffic

Helena Bridge (Phillips County, Arkansas)
Built 1961; rehabilitated 1991
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

Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)
Opened to traffic December 16, 1935
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 90 in Jefferson
Open to traffic

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

Jefferson Barracks Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Westbound bridge built 1984; eastbound bridge built 1986
Parallel tied arch bridges over the Mississippi River on I-255
Open to four lanes of traffic

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

Louisiana Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1872-73
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana
Open to train traffic

Lowry Avenue Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1958, using piers from an earlier 1905 bridge
Five-span through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Lowry Avenue (CR 153) in Minneapolis
Closed to all traffic

Luling Bridge (St. Charles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1983 at a cost of $135 million
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River on I-310 west of New Orleans, near Luling
Open to traffic

MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1907-1917 by the City of St. Louis to break the monopoly of the Terminal Railroad Association, which controlled the two other bridges at St. Louis and charged unreasonable tolls.
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only

Mark Twain Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Opened Sept. 4, 1936; tolls removed Oct. 30, 1940; rehabilitated 1982; replaced and demolished 2000
Lost through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 36 at Hannibal
Replaced by the new I-72 bridge

Martin Luther King Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1987
Cantilevered through truss over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Open to four-lane traffic

McKinley Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Dedicated Nov. 10, 1910; closed to traffic in Oct. 2001; reopened 2007
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to traffic

Memphis-Arkansas Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Built 1949
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55 at Memphis
Open to four lanes of traffic

Merchants Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Completed May 1890
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to railroad traffic only

Merriam Street Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Originally built 1887 by the King Iron Bridge Co. as a four-span truss bridge on Broadway Street; one span relocated here in 1987
Relocated through truss bridge over the Mississippi River (East Channel) on Merriam Street at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Open to traffic

Mississippi River Bridge (Itasca County, Minnesota)
Built 1932
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 169 in Grand Rapids
Open to traffic

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

Mississippi River Bridge (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Built 1982
Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 61/US 151
Open to traffic

Mississippi River Bridge (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Built 1958
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 63 in Red Wing
Open to traffic

Mississippi River Bridge (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1985
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on MN 43 in Winona
Open to traffic

Mississippi River Bridge (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Built 1931
Deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on WI 82
Open to traffic

Mississippi River Bridge (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1984
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on MN 210 in Brainerd
Open to traffic

Mississippi River Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad

Mississippi River Bridge (Buffalo County, Wisconsin)
Built 1988
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on WI 25
Open to traffic

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

Mississippi River Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Soo Line Railroad

Mississippi River I-10 Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1968
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on I-10 in Baton Rouge
Open to traffic

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

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

Mississippi River I-40 Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Built 1973
Two-span steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on I-40 at Memphis
Open to traffic

Mississippi River 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

Mississippi River US 18 Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1974
Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 18 between Marquette and Prairie du Chien
Open to traffic

Mississippi River US 190 Bridge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1989
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 190 in Baton Rouge
Open to traffic

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

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

Muscatine Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1972
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on IA 92/IL 92 at Muscatine
Open to traffic

Natchez Bridge (Adams County, Mississippi)
First bridge built 1940; second bridge 1988
Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over the Mississippi River on US 65 at Natchez
Open to traffic

New Canal Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1963
Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over Chain of Rocks Canal on I-270 in Granite City
Open to traffic

New Chair of Rocks Eastbound (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1964
Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on I 270 E in St. Louis
Open to traffic

New Chair of Rocks Westbound (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1966
Bridge over Mississippi River on I 270 W
Open to traffic

Nymore Bridge (Beltrami County, Minnesota)
Built 1916
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on MN 110 (1st Street) in Bemidji
Open to traffic

Old Canal Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1999
Through truss bridge over Chain of Rocks Canal on Old Chain of Rocks Road (at one time US 66) just south of I-270 in Granite City
Open to one-lane highway traffic with a dedicated bike lane

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1929; closed to traffic in 1968; reopened for pedestrians on June 5, 1999
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Old US 66 just south of the modern I-270 bridge in St. Louis
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Old Vicksburg Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Built 1930
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River at Vicksburg just north of the I-20 bridge in Vicksburg
Closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic, but still used by the Kansas City Southern railroad

Poplar Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1963
Steel deck girder bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55/I-64/I-70/US 40 in downtown St. Louis
Open to traffic

Quincy Bayview Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1986 at a cost of $17,230,000
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River on westbound US 24 at Quincy
Open to two lanes of westbound traffic

Quincy Memorial Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Built 1928-1930; rehabilitated 1981
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on eastbound US 24 at Quincy
Open to two lanes of eastbound traffic

Quincy Railroad Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Originally opened Nov. 9, 1868; later rebuilt
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on the BNSF Railroad (formerly CB&Q) at Quincy
Open to railroad traffic

Robert Street Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1989
Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on Robert Street in St. Paul
Open to traffic

Rock Island Centennial Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1996
Through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 between Davenport and Rock Island
Open to traffic

Savanna-Sabula Bridge (Carroll County, Illinois)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1985
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 52/IL 64/IA 64 at Savanna
Open to traffic

Ste. Genevieve Ferry (Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri)
Toll ferry across the Mississippi River at Ste. Genevieve
Open to traffic

Stone Arch Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1883 for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway; rehabilitated 1994
Stone arch bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis
Open to pedestrians only

Sunshine Bridge (St. James Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1963
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on LA 70
Open to traffic

Thebes Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1905 by a consortium of five railroad companies
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Thebes
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks

Vicksburg I-20 Bridge (Warren County, Mississippi)
Built 1973
Cantilevered through truss over the Mississippi River on I-20 at Vicksburg
Open to traffic

Winfield Ferry (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Ferry across the Mississippi River just below Lock and Dam No. 25 at Winfield
Open to toll traffic