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Historic Bridges: Mississippi River

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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Total Bridges Found: 34

3rd Avenue Bridge
HSR

3rd Avenue Over Mississippi River in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,888 ft. Main Span: 237 ft. Roadway: 58.7 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1917 By: Unknown and Frederick William Cappelen and Kristoffer Olsen Oustad

Although altered, this unique s-curve bridge retains its rare arch ribs with Melan type reinforcing.

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Black Hawk Bridge
Lansing Bridge
HSR

IA-9 and WI-82 (Ballou Street) Over Mississippi River in Lansing: Allamakee County, Iowa and Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,631 ft. Main Span: 652 ft. Roadway: 21 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1931 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Melvin B. Stone of Minneapolis, Minnesota

One of the most unusual, beautiful, and significant bridges on the Mississippi River.

Cairo Mississippi River Bridge
Birds Point Bridge
HSR

US-60 and US-62 Over Mississippi River in Cairo and Birds Point: Alexander County, Illinois and Mississippi County, Missouri, United States

Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 5,182 ft. Main Span: 700 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1929 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Hardesty of New York, New York

This increasingly rare two tower cantilever truss has a distinctive appearance due to its long series of approaching towerless cantilever truss approach spans.

Cairo Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Mississippi River in Cairo: Alexander County, Illinois, and Ballard County, Kentucky, United States

Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 7,874 ft. Main Span: 524 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1952 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Modjeski and Masters

This is a very long although relatively late example of a riveted through truss railroad bridge.

Caruthersville Bridge
HSR

I-155 and US-412 Over Mississippi River in Rural: Pemiscot County, Missouri and Dyer County, Tennessee, United States

Metal Continuous Bolt-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 7,102 ft. Main Span: 920 ft. Roadway: 78 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1976 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

Despite its young age, this bridge is featured on HistoricBridges.org due to its regional importance as the only crossing over the river between Cairo and Memphis.

Chain of Rocks Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway (Trailnet) (Historic US-66) Over Mississippi River in Granite City and St. Louis: Madison County, Illinois and St. Louis City, Missouri, United States

Metal Continuous 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 5,353 ft. Main Span: 700 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 10

Built 1929 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Baxter L. Brown and Edward B. Fay of St. Louis, Missouri

Converted for pedestrian use and an excellent preservation example, this strange bridge has a sharp bend in the middle.

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Chicago Great Western Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mississippi River in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 940 ft. Main Span: 192 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri

This bridge is an early surviving example of a Waddell and Harrington vertical lift bridge.

Dubuque Railroad Bridge
Illinois Central Bridge W182
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Mississippi River in Dubuque and East Dubuque: Dubuque County, Iowa and Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,535 ft. Main Span: 350 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1892 By: Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

The subject of horrific alterations, this bridge demonstrates that historic railroad bridges on the Mississippi River are at risk.

Fort Madison Bridge
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Bridge
HSR

Great River Road (IL-9) and Railroad (BNSF) Over Mississippi River in Fort Madison and Niota: Lee County, Iowa and Hancock County, Illinois, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,347 ft. Main Span: 525 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and A. F. Robinson

This is a rare double-deck truss railroad bridge that offers a toll highway for vehicular traffic on the upper deck.

Fort Road Bridge
MN-5 Bridge
HSR

MN-5 (Fort Road, 7th Street) Over Mississippi River in St. Paul: Hennepin County, Minnesota and Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,199 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 58 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1961 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri

This is a large continuous high level deck plate girder.

Franklin Avenue Bridge
F. W. Cappelen Memorial Bridge
HSR

Franklin Avenue Over Mississippi River in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 1,055 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1923 By: Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Frederick William Cappelen

Despite severe alteration to its design and appearance, this bridge remains noteworthy for its span length and Melan style reinforcing.

Frisco Bridge
Memphis Bridge
HSR

Railroad (BNSF) Over Mississippi River in Memphis: Shelby County, Tennessee and Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States

Metal Cantilever 28 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 4,988 ft. Main Span: 790 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1892 By: Baird Brothers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and George Shattuck Morison

The Frisco Bridge is the crowning achievement of a great engineer, and one of the oldest and largest cantilever truss bridges in the world.

Galetta Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Arnprior-Nepean Railway Contracted to Canadian National) (Renfrew Spur) Over Mississippi River in Ottawa (Galetta): Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 280 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1893 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec

This railway bridge is an early rivet-connected truss bridge with an uncommon truss configuration.

Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge
HSR

Pipeline Over Mississippi River in Grand Tower and Wittenberg: Jackson County, Illinois and Perry County, Missouri, United States

Metal Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed

Length: 3,690 ft. Main Span: 2,162 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1955 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Matthews and Kenan of San Antonio, Texas

This unusual riveted pipeline suspension bridge is one of several similar such bridges in the country.

Harahan Bridge
Big River Crossing
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) and Big River Crossing Over Mississippi River in Memphis: Shelby County, Tennessee and Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States

Metal Cantilever 26 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Inverted Bowstring Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 4,973 ft. Main Span: 790 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1916 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Ralph Modjeski

This nationally significant bridge is unique for its location next to two other bridges and for its former highway deck converted for pedestrian use.

Hastings Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Mississippi River in Hastings: Dakota County, Minnesota and Washington County, Minnesota, United States

Metal 12 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,755 ft. Main Span: 324 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge had a swing main span that was demolished and replaced in 1981, but the approach truss span remains original and noteworthy.

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I-74 Bridges
Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge
HSR

I-74 Over Mississippi River in Bettendorf and Moline: Scott County, Iowa and Rock Island County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 5,018 ft. Main Span: 740 ft. Roadway: 23.3 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1935 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Modjeski and Masters (Ralph Modjeski)

One built in 1935 and one built in 1960, this unique pair of amazingly identical suspension bridges also has an impressive continuous pony truss approach system.

Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Keokuk Junction Railway) Over Mississippi River in Keokuk and Hamilton: Lee County, Iowa and Hancock County, Illinois, United States

Metal 13 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,800 ft. Main Span: 380 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1917 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Ralph Modjeski

Built as a double-deck railroad bridge with an upper deck for highway traffic, in 1985 a new highway bridge resulted in the upper deck being abandoned.

Lock and Dam Number 15
Access Bridge
HSR

Dam Access Road Over Mississippi River in Davenport and Rock Island: Scott County, Iowa and Rock Island County, Illinois, United States

Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected K-Truss Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,270 ft. Main Span: 116 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 11

Built 1934 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This dam is notable to bridge enthusiasts for its bridge structure consisting of a rare K-truss design.

Louisiana Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Kansas City Southern) Over Mississippi River in Louisiana: Pike County, Missouri and Pike County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,053 ft. Main Span: 444 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

This long series of truss spans remains an intact and functioning railroad bridge over the Mississippi River.

McKinley Bridge
HSR

Salisbury Street Over Mississippi River in St. Louis and Venice: St. Louis City, Missouri and Madison County, Illinois, United States

Metal 18 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 5,734 ft. Main Span: 518 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1910 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Ralph Modjeski

This massive truss bridge is an early surviving example of work by a master engineer and also is noted for the length of its simple truss spans.

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Memphis and Arkansas Bridge
HSR

I-55 Over Mississippi River in Memphis: Shelby County, Tennessee and Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States

Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 5,222 ft. Main Span: 790 ft. Roadway: 51.8 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1949 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and Modjeski and Masters

This is the newest of a unique trio of historic cantilever truss bridges that are located side by side.

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Merchants Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis) Over Mississippi River in St. Louis and Venice: St. Louis City, Missouri and Madison County, Illinois, United States

Metal 18 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 4,340 ft. Main Span: 518 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1890 By: Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and Buffalo, New York and George Shattuck Morison

Despite national significance as the design work of famous engineer George Morison and extremely long truss span length, this bridge was sentenced to scrapping.

Mississippi River Bridge Number 15
Omaha Bridge Number 15
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mississippi River in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Bobtail) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,055 ft. Main Span: 260 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Charles Frederick Loweth

This is a large and uncommon example of a bobtail swing bridge, and it still operates for boats.

Mohrs Road Bridge
5th Concession Bridge
HSR

Mohrs Road Over Mississippi River in Ottawa (Galletta): Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This is a small but early and uncommon Ontario example of a concrete arch bridge.

Natchez-Vidalia Bridge
HSR

US-84 and US-425 (Westbound) (John R. Junkin Drive) Over Mississippi River in Natchez and Vidalia: Adams County, Mississippi and Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Cantilever 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 4,205 ft. Main Span: 875 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1940 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Dravo Contracting Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York

This bridge, today paired with a modern cantilever truss, is a very early example of a truss bridge with no v-lacing or lattice on its members.

Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9
Bohemian Flats Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Dinkytown Trail Rail-Trail) Over Mississippi River in Minneapolis: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 952 ft. Main Span: 245 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1885 By: Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware and Charles Frederick Loweth and Onward Bates

Long ago, this bridge had a third truss line added in the middle, an unusual and historical alteration.

Old Vicksburg Bridge
HSR

Abandoned US-80 Alignment and Railroad (Kansas City Southern) Over Mississippi River in Vicksburg: Warren County, Mississippi and Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Cantilever 26 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 8,546 ft. Main Span: 825 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Harrington, Howard, and Ash of Kansas City, Missouri

This beautiful bridge is among the finest historic bridges on the Mississippi River, yet it has been sadly closed off to the public.

Pakenham Bridge
Five-Span Stone Bridge
HSR

Kinburn Side Road (CR-20) Over Mississippi River in Pakenham (Mississippi Mills): Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 268 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1901 By: O'Toole and Keating of Ottawa, Ontario

This is an outstanding, long, and extremely rare example of a stone arch bridge in Canada.

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Quincy Memorial Bridge
Quincy Soldier's Memorial Bridge
HSR

US-24 (Maine Street) Over Mississippi River in Quincy and West Quincy: Adams County, Illinois and Marion County, Missouri, United States

Metal Continuous 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 3,512 ft. Main Span: 628 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

An extremely large, unusual, and significant example of a continuous truss that is not a cantilever.

Sabula Rail Bridge
Sabula Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad) Over Mississippi River in Sabula: Jackson County, Iowa and Carroll County, Illinois, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,967 ft. Main Span: 360 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1906 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Charles Frederick Loweth

This is an impressive bridge both because of its swing span but also its Pratt and Parker truss approach spans.

South St. Paul Railroad Bridge
Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mississippi River in South St. Paul: Dakota County, Minnesota and Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt ,

Length: 1,275 ft. Main Span: 401 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This swing bridge was demolished and replaced in 1981, but the approach truss span remains original and noteworthy.

Thebes Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mississippi River in Thebes: Alexander County, Illinois and Scott County, Missouri, United States

Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 3,817 ft. Main Span: 671 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1905 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ralph Modjeski and Alfred Noble

This bridge is one of the most significant early large-scale cantilever truss bridges in the United States.

Vicksburg I-20 Bridge
HSR

I-20 and US-80 Over Mississippi River in Vicksburg: Warren County, Mississippi and Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Bolt-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Bolt-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 11,052 ft. Main Span: 870 ft. Roadway: 60.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1973 By: Allied Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois and E. Lionel Pavlo of New York

This bridge is to young to be of any notable historic significance, but is included as a comparison to the nearby Old Vicksburg Bridge.

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