Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Mississippi County

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

Cairo I-57 Bridge
Steel through arch bridge carrying I-57 over the Mississippi River at Cairo
Open to four lanes of traffic
Built 1978

Cairo Mississippi River Bridge
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
Built 1929; tolls removed 1954; rehabilitated 1983 and 2005

Ditch 14 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch 14 on MO 75 west of Anniston
Open to traffic
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1954

Ditch 23 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch 23 on MO 80
Open to traffic
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1954

Ditch 23 Route J Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch 23 on Route J northwest of Wyatt
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1925

Ditch 29 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch 29 on MO 80 just west of intersection with MO 77
Open to traffic
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1954

Dorena-Hickman Ferry
Ferry crossing over the Mississippi River on MO 77 between Dorena and Hickman
Toll ferry currently in operation

Mississippi County Road 307 Bridge
Pony truss on CR 307 (Old US 60) near Birds Point over a drainage ditch emptying into Brewer Lake in Wyatt
Open to traffic on a paved road with a 20 ton weight limit
Built 1921

Mississippi County Road 308 Bridge
Lost(?) pony truss bridge over Glory Bayou on CR 308
No longer exists
Built 1915

Mississippi County Road 310 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over a drainage ditch on CR 310
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1922; relocated here 1966

Mississippi County Road 314 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Ditch 29 on CR 314, just off MO 77 south of Wyatt
Open to traffic
Built 1922 as part of a bridge with at least two spans; relocated here in 1965

Mississippi County Road 319 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Ditch 29 on CR 319 just off MO 77
Open to traffic
Built 1922 as part of a bridge with at least two spans; relocated here 1965

Mississippi County Road 322 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Spillway Ditch on CR 322 southeast of Charleston
Open to traffic on a gravel road
Built ca. 1922; relocated here 1966

Mississippi County Road 325 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Spillway Ditch on CR 325 southeast of Charleston
Open to traffic on a gravel road
Built 1922; relocated here in 1966

Mississippi County Road 418 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over St. James Ditch on CR 418 west of MO 105
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1922; relocated here 1970

Mississippi County Road 518 Bridge
Lost(?) pony truss bridge over Four Mile Pond Drainage Ditch on CR 518 just east of MO 102
No longer exists
Built ca. 1922; relocated here 1965; replaced Summer 2005

Mississippi County Road 521 Bridge
Pony truss bridge on CR 521 over Wilkinson Drainage Ditch just west of MO 102
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1922; relocated here 1965

Mississippi County Road 532 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Maple Slough on CR 532
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1913; replaced by a culvert in 1997

Route O Bridge
Stringer bridge over a drainage ditch on Route O
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1936

Spillway Ditch MO 102 Bridge
Lost bridge over Spillway Ditch on MO 102 southeast of East Prairie
Replaced 1981, but south approach and abutment still visible