| Mississippi River Bridges are constructed using | | | | in the world. It was completed in 1927. It serves as an |
| different designs and styles. Some are steel truss | | | | automobile traffic bridge. It is owned by BNSF railway. |
| while others are arch type. They serve several | | | | Hernando de Soto Bridge is known for its unique |
| purposes like railroad, automobile or pedestrian lanes. | | | | structural letter shape. The arches shaped the letter M |
| Mississippi River, cited as the natural boundary for US | | | | and it made it into Guinness Book of World Records. It |
| divisions, either on west or east sections has made its | | | | carries Interstate 40 connecting Memphis, Tennessee |
| mark in US popular culture. The construction of | | | | and Arkansas. It opened in 1973. |
| different Mississippi River Bridges carries several | | | | Memphis and Arkansas Bridge is the longest Warren |
| routes, and interstates made traveling a wonderful | | | | truss bridge in the US. It carries Interstate 55 to |
| experience for the citizens. Until this very moment, new | | | | Memphis. It is a cantilever through truss bridge, which |
| bridges are conscientiously being carried and carefully | | | | opened in 1949. |
| planned to help ease out traffic in other states. | | | | Frisco Bridge is the longest cantilever truss railroad |
| One of the most popular bridges crossing the | | | | bridge in North America. It was opened in 1892. It was |
| Mississippi River is the Rock Island Government Bridge | | | | formerly known as the Memphis Bridge. It has an |
| built in 1856. It was the first bridge across the | | | | overall length of 4,887 feet. |
| Mississippi River to connect Rock Island, Illinois, | | | | Clark Bridge is also known as the Super Bridge. It is a |
| Davenport, and Iowa. It has two sets of railroad tracks | | | | cable stay bridge built in 1994. It was named after |
| above auto lanes. This was the bridge rammed by | | | | William Clark. It carries Route 67 with an overall length |
| Effie Afton and went up in flames. Abraham Lincoln | | | | of 4,620 feet. |
| defended the railroad against a lawsuit filed by | | | | Norbert Beckey Bridge is the first bridge to use light |
| steamboat interests and navigation. | | | | emitting diode lights. It is also known as simply Beckey |
| Stone Arch Bridge is the first bridge upstream built | | | | Bridge. It was completed in 1972 carrying Iowa |
| in1883 for Great Northern Railway. It connects | | | | Highway 92 and Illinois Route 92. It has an overall |
| Mississippi River and Saint Anthony Falls. It is now used | | | | length of 3,018 feet. |
| for pedestrian and bicycle bridge. | | | | Black Hawk Bridge is also known as the Lansing |
| Eads Bridge is the most historic and one of the oldest | | | | Bridge. It is a cantilever trough truss bridge with an |
| bridges. It is a combination of road and railway bridge. It | | | | overall length of 1,653 feet. It was named after Chief |
| was the first to use steel thru cantilever construction. It | | | | Black Hawk, an appointed war chief. It is listed in |
| was responsible for the caisson disease or bends | | | | Historic American Engineering Record. |
| outbreak because it used pneumatic caissons. The | | | | Julien Dubuque Bridge Connects Dubuque, Iowa and |
| construction killed 15 workers and injured 77 people. | | | | Illinois. It is an uninterrupted steel truss arch bridge. It |
| Poplar St. Bridge, also known as the Popular St. Bridge, | | | | carries 2 lanes of US Route 20 with an overall length |
| was completed in 1967. It is the busiest downtown | | | | of about 5760 feet. It is also listed in National Register |
| bridge with 120,000 vehicles passing over it daily. It is a | | | | of Historic Places. Last June 2008, it got struck by 15 |
| steel girder bridge with 8 lanes. | | | | barges. |
| MacArthur Bridge is a narrow truss bridge with a | | | | Savanna - Sabula Bridge is a steel truss through deck |
| monster curve. It is one of the oldest bridges built in | | | | bridge carrying US Highway 52. It has an overall length |
| 1917. It is now used as a rail traffic bridge. | | | | of 2482 feet. It was opened in 1932. |
| Martin Luther Bridge was built in 1951. It is the second | | | | Bridge 9340 is also known as I-35W Mississippi River |
| newest bridge, also known as the Veteran's Bridge. It | | | | Bridge. It was the bridge that collapsed in August 1, |
| has an overall length of 4000 feet with a cantilever | | | | 2007 killing 13 people and leaving many others injured. It |
| style. It was refurbished during the 1980's. | | | | was an 8-lane steel truss arch bridge with an overall |
| Santa Fe Bridge is also known as the Fort Madison | | | | length of 1,907 feet. |
| Bridge. It is the largest double deck swing span bridge | | | | |