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View from southwest

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View from River Campus

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Old and new from River Campus

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Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River connecting MO 34 and IL 146 at Cape Girardeau
Status: Open to four-lane traffic
History: Opened to traffic Dec. 13, 2003, replacing the old Cape Girardeau Bridge
Design: Cable-stayed
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,150.0 ft.
Total length: 3,956.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.29544, -89.51571 (decimal degrees)
37°17'44" N, 89°30'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: Survey #222 (T. 30 N., R. 14 E.)
Inventory numbers: MoDOT A-5076 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4089 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21079 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2004): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 75.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 10,931

Update Log

March 27, 2005: Posted new photos

Comments

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge

Posted January 27, 2006, by Scott Clem (topdj955 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I have driven over the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge a couple of times, and I must say that it is by far the most beautiful and well-constructed bridge that I have ever seen. I am excited about the Emerson Bridge because I just love big bridges, but even the most "bridge-frightened" person in the world would have no reason to be afraid of the Emerson Bridge. Seismically designed with 13 million pounds of reinforced steel, nearly 300 million pounds of concrete, piers sunk 8 feet into the bedrock at the bottom of the Mississippi River....that bridge will stay put for many years to come! If you haven't been across the Bill Emerson Bridge, please do yourself a favor and go. It's quite an exciting trip!