Top Rated Mississippi River Bridges

Mississippi River Bridges are constructed usingin the world. It was completed in 1927. It serves as an
different designs and styles. Some are steel trussautomobile traffic bridge. It is owned by BNSF railway.
while others are arch type. They serve severalHernando 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 USand it made it into Guinness Book of World Records. It
divisions, either on west or east sections has made itscarries Interstate 40 connecting Memphis, Tennessee
mark in US popular culture. The construction ofand Arkansas. It opened in 1973.
different Mississippi River Bridges carries severalMemphis and Arkansas Bridge is the longest Warren
routes, and interstates made traveling a wonderfultruss bridge in the US. It carries Interstate 55 to
experience for the citizens. Until this very moment, newMemphis. It is a cantilever through truss bridge, which
bridges are conscientiously being carried and carefullyopened 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 thebridge in North America. It was opened in 1892. It was
Mississippi River is the Rock Island Government Bridgeformerly known as the Memphis Bridge. It has an
built in 1856. It was the first bridge across theoverall 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 trackscable stay bridge built in 1994. It was named after
above auto lanes. This was the bridge rammed byWilliam Clark. It carries Route 67 with an overall length
Effie Afton and went up in flames. Abraham Lincolnof 4,620 feet.
defended the railroad against a lawsuit filed byNorbert 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 builtBridge. It was completed in 1972 carrying Iowa
in1883 for Great Northern Railway. It connectsHighway 92 and Illinois Route 92. It has an overall
Mississippi River and Saint Anthony Falls. It is now usedlength 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 oldestBridge. It is a cantilever trough truss bridge with an
bridges. It is a combination of road and railway bridge. Itoverall length of 1,653 feet. It was named after Chief
was the first to use steel thru cantilever construction. ItBlack Hawk, an appointed war chief. It is listed in
was responsible for the caisson disease or bendsHistoric American Engineering Record.
outbreak because it used pneumatic caissons. TheJulien 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 downtownof about 5760 feet. It is also listed in National Register
bridge with 120,000 vehicles passing over it daily. It is aof 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 aSavanna - Sabula Bridge is a steel truss through deck
monster curve. It is one of the oldest bridges built inbridge 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 secondBridge 9340 is also known as I-35W Mississippi River
newest bridge, also known as the Veteran's Bridge. ItBridge. It was the bridge that collapsed in August 1,
has an overall length of 4000 feet with a cantilever2007 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 Madisonlength of 1,907 feet.
Bridge. It is the largest double deck swing span bridge