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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
Alton Railroad 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
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 a single rail line 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
BNSF Railroad Mississippi River North Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1927/1963
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to 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 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
Burlington Rail Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
First bridge built 1868; Superstructure replaced and rebuilt 1893; 1893 structure replaced 2011-2012.
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway in Burlington
Replaced by a new bridge 2011-2012
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, 2005, and 2011
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on U. S. Highway 60 / 62 between Birds Point, MO, and Cairo, IL
Open to traffic
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)
Toll ferry over the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wisconsin, and Turkey River, Iowa
Operates Wednesday through Sunday during the summer
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
Centennial Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Completed July 12, 1940; tolls removed May 2, 2003; rehabilitated 1996
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 between Davenport and Rock Island
Open to traffic
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
CNW Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, 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 Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, 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 Mississippi River Bridge (Winona) (Winona County, Minnesota)
Built in 1871; Rebuilt in 1872 after the bridge collapsed; made redundant in 1971; Closed to traffic in 1977; main span removed in 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Removed
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
Crescent Rail Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
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
Dorena-Hickman Ferry (Mississippi County, Missouri)
Ferry crossing over the Mississippi River on MO 77 between Dorena and Hickman
Toll ferry currently in operation
Dubuque Rail 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
Dubuque Wagon Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1886; Demolished 1943
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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 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, Reinforced 1866, Replaced upstream in1872,
Lost howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Lost
First Fort Madison Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1920s
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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
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
Deck 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
Gramercy Bridge (St. James Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1995
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
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
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
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
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
Hoffman Swing Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1910 for Chicago Great Western
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
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
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 190 in Baton Rouge
Open to traffic
Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish) (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
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-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
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 Railroad Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)
Built 1886, demolished 1910
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on formerly the 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
Keokuk Rail Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built in 1917 replacing a multiple span iron through truss bridge built in 1871. Roadway deck replaced by current beam bridge in 1985, lower deck still serves rail traffic.
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Open to rail traffic only. The upper deck on the Iowa side has been converted to an observation deck; the upper deck on the Illinois side is closed to traffic. Roadway traffic has been shifted to the 1985 beam span to the southwest of the bridge
La Crosse Bridge (Eastbound) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 2004
Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwys. 14 and 61 and WI Hwy. 16 (Eastbound)
Open to traffic
La Crosse Bridge (Westbound) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1983; Served westbound traffic only since the opening of the Eastbound Bridge in 2004
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwys. 14 and 61 and WI Hwy. 16 (Westbound)
Open to traffic
La Crosse Railroad Bridge (Houston County, Minnesota)
Built 1876
Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Canadian Pacific RR (formerly Milwaukee Road RR)
Open to traffic
La Crosse Wagon Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Lost 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
Little Falls Railroad Bridge (North Crossing) (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
Little Falls Railroad Bridge (South/ Lindbergh Park Crossing) (Morrison County, Minnesota)
1990 replacing a steel deck plate girder bridge. Ferry service used to run here as early as 1868 before Northern Pacific bought the property rights and built the first of four bridges in 1877. This is the fourth structure at this location.
Concrete tee beam bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
Louisiana Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Built 1898, using the same piers as an earlier 1873 bridge; some spans replaced in 1945
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana
Open to train 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
Lyons and Fulton bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1892; Two spans destroyed by storm in 1904
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US30
Replaced by new bridge
M&StL Mississippi River Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)
Built 1909; Abandoned 1971; Partially lost to fire in 1981
Vertical lift bridge that carried the M&StL across the Mississippi River at Keithsburg
Abandoned
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. Automobile deck closed to traffic in 1981.
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only
MacArthur Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1916-17; Replaced 1994
Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on US 34 in Burlington
Replaced by new bridge
Mark N. Norris 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
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 a new bridge to carry I-72
Marquette-Prairie Bridge (Crawford County, Wisconsin)
Built 1932; Replaced 1974
Lost suspension bridge over Mississippi River on US 18
Replaced by a new bridge
Martin Luther King Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1987. Lanes reconfigured October 2009.
Cantilevered through truss over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Open to 2 eastbound lanes and 1 westbound lane.
McKinley Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1910, closed to traffic in October 2001, reopened in 2007
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis
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 in May 1890; approaches rebuilt in 2005
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic. Only one train is allowed to cross the bridge at a time, due to its age.
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
MILW Pile-Pontoon Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1874, Rebuilt several times, Diassembled 1961
Lost Pontoon bridge over Mississippi River on railroad
Lost
Mississippi River Bridge (Cass County, Minnesota)
Built 1979
Stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Cty Hwy 18
Open to traffic
Mississippi River Bridge (Clearwater County, Minnesota)
Built 1982
Slab bridge over Mississippi River on Cty Hwy 40
Open to traffic
Mississippi River Headwater Rock Bridge (Clearwater County, Minnesota)
Bridge over Mississippi River on Pedestrian Traffic only
Open to pedestrians
Mississippi River Lincoln Highway Bridge (Second) (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1891
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 30/Lincoln Highway in Clinton
Lost
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; Tolls removed 1987
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on IA 92/IL 92 at Muscatine
Open to traffic
Muscatine High Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1891; Collapsed in 1899 and again in 1956;. Demolished in 1973.
Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge upriver.
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Mississippi River
View Exhibit map10th 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
Alton Railroad 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
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 a single rail line 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
BNSF Railroad Mississippi River North Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1927/1963
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to 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 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
Burlington Rail Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)First bridge built 1868; Superstructure replaced and rebuilt 1893; 1893 structure replaced 2011-2012.
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway in Burlington
Replaced by a new bridge 2011-2012
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, 2005, and 2011
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on U. S. Highway 60 / 62 between Birds Point, MO, and Cairo, IL
Open to traffic
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)Toll ferry over the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wisconsin, and Turkey River, Iowa
Operates Wednesday through Sunday during the summer
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
Centennial Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)Completed July 12, 1940; tolls removed May 2, 2003; rehabilitated 1996
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 between Davenport and Rock Island
Open to traffic
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
CNW Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, 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 Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, 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 Mississippi River Bridge (Winona) (Winona County, Minnesota)Built in 1871; Rebuilt in 1872 after the bridge collapsed; made redundant in 1971; Closed to traffic in 1977; main span removed in 1990
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Removed
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
Crescent Rail Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)Built 1899
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
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
Dorena-Hickman Ferry (Mississippi County, Missouri)Ferry crossing over the Mississippi River on MO 77 between Dorena and Hickman
Toll ferry currently in operation
Dubuque Rail 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
Dubuque Wagon Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)Built 1886; Demolished 1943
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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 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, Reinforced 1866, Replaced upstream in1872,
Lost howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Lost
First Fort Madison Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)Built 1888; Replaced 1920s
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge
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
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
Deck 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
Gramercy Bridge (St. James Parish, Louisiana)Built 1995
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
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
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
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
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
Hoffman Swing Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)Built 1910 for Chicago Great Western
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
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
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 190 in Baton Rouge
Open to traffic
Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish) (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
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-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
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 Railroad Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)Built 1886, demolished 1910
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on formerly the 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
Keokuk Rail Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)Built in 1917 replacing a multiple span iron through truss bridge built in 1871. Roadway deck replaced by current beam bridge in 1985, lower deck still serves rail traffic.
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Open to rail traffic only. The upper deck on the Iowa side has been converted to an observation deck; the upper deck on the Illinois side is closed to traffic. Roadway traffic has been shifted to the 1985 beam span to the southwest of the bridge
La Crosse Bridge (Eastbound) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)Built 2004
Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwys. 14 and 61 and WI Hwy. 16 (Eastbound)
Open to traffic
La Crosse Bridge (Westbound) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)Built 1940; rehabilitated 1983; Served westbound traffic only since the opening of the Eastbound Bridge in 2004
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwys. 14 and 61 and WI Hwy. 16 (Westbound)
Open to traffic
La Crosse Railroad Bridge (Houston County, Minnesota)Built 1876
Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Canadian Pacific RR (formerly Milwaukee Road RR)
Open to traffic
La Crosse Wagon Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)Lost 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
Little Falls Railroad Bridge (North Crossing) (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
Little Falls Railroad Bridge (South/ Lindbergh Park Crossing) (Morrison County, Minnesota)1990 replacing a steel deck plate girder bridge. Ferry service used to run here as early as 1868 before Northern Pacific bought the property rights and built the first of four bridges in 1877. This is the fourth structure at this location.
Concrete tee beam bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
Louisiana Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)Built 1898, using the same piers as an earlier 1873 bridge; some spans replaced in 1945
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana
Open to train 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
Lyons and Fulton bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)Built 1892; Two spans destroyed by storm in 1904
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US30
Replaced by new bridge
M&StL Mississippi River Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)Built 1909; Abandoned 1971; Partially lost to fire in 1981
Vertical lift bridge that carried the M&StL across the Mississippi River at Keithsburg
Abandoned
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. Automobile deck closed to traffic in 1981.
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only
MacArthur Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)Built 1916-17; Replaced 1994
Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on US 34 in Burlington
Replaced by new bridge
Mark N. Norris 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
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 a new bridge to carry I-72
Marquette-Prairie Bridge (Crawford County, Wisconsin)Built 1932; Replaced 1974
Lost suspension bridge over Mississippi River on US 18
Replaced by a new bridge
Martin Luther King Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1951; rehabilitated 1987. Lanes reconfigured October 2009.
Cantilevered through truss over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Open to 2 eastbound lanes and 1 westbound lane.
McKinley Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)Built 1910, closed to traffic in October 2001, reopened in 2007
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis
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 in May 1890; approaches rebuilt in 2005
Three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Venice, Illinois
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic. Only one train is allowed to cross the bridge at a time, due to its age.
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
MILW Pile-Pontoon Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)Built 1874, Rebuilt several times, Diassembled 1961
Lost Pontoon bridge over Mississippi River on railroad
Lost
Mississippi River Bridge (Cass County, Minnesota)Built 1979
Stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Cty Hwy 18
Open to traffic
Mississippi River Bridge (Clearwater County, Minnesota)Built 1982
Slab bridge over Mississippi River on Cty Hwy 40
Open to traffic
Mississippi River Headwater Rock Bridge (Clearwater County, Minnesota)Bridge over Mississippi River on Pedestrian Traffic only
Open to pedestrians
Mississippi River Lincoln Highway Bridge (Second) (Clinton County, Iowa)Built 1891
Lost through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 30/Lincoln Highway in Clinton
Lost
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; Tolls removed 1987
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on IA 92/IL 92 at Muscatine
Open to traffic
Muscatine High Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)Built 1891; Collapsed in 1899 and again in 1956;. Demolished in 1973.
Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge upriver.
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