List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

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This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Lower Mississippi River from the Ohio River downstream to the Gulf of Mexico. Locations are listed with the left bank (moving downriver) listed first.

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Crossings

CrossingCarriesLocationYear OpenedCoordinates Lat. Long.

Kentucky – Missouri

Dorena-Hickman Ferry.jpg Dorena–Hickman Ferry [1] Hickman and Dorena 36°34′04″N89°12′43″W / 36.56778°N 89.21194°W / 36.56778; -89.21194 (Dorena-Hickman Ferry)

Tennessee – Missouri

Caruthersville Bridge1.jpg Caruthersville Bridge I-155.svgUS 412.svg I-155  / US 412 Dyersburg and Caruthersville 1976 36°06′54″N89°36′47″W / 36.11500°N 89.61306°W / 36.11500; -89.61306 (Caruthersville Bridge)

Tennessee – Arkansas

Memphis Bridge.jpg Hernando de Soto Bridge I-40.svg I-40 Memphis and West Memphis 1973 35°09′10″N90°03′50″W / 35.15278°N 90.06389°W / 35.15278; -90.06389 (Hernando de Soto Bridge)
Memphis, Harahan, and Hernando de Soto Bridges.jpg Harahan Bridge Union Pacific Railroad, Big River Crossing Bike/Pedestrian Trail1916 35°07′45″N90°04′33″W / 35.12917°N 90.07583°W / 35.12917; -90.07583 (Harahan Bridge) [2]
Frisco Bridge BNSF Railway 1892 35°07′43″N90°04′35″W / 35.12861°N 90.07639°W / 35.12861; -90.07639 (Frisco Bridge) [3]
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge I-55.svg I-55, Mississippi River Trail,
US 61.svgUS 64.svgUS 70.svgUS 79.svg US 61  / US 64  / US 70  / US 79
1949 35°07′42″N90°04′36″W / 35.12833°N 90.07667°W / 35.12833; -90.07667 (Memphis & Arkansas Bridge) [4]

Mississippi – Arkansas

Helena Bridge.jpg Helena Bridge US 49.svg US 49 Lula and Helena-West Helena 1961 34°29′48″N90°35′17″W / 34.49667°N 90.58806°W / 34.49667; -90.58806 (Helena Bridge)
Charles W. Dean Bridge (Proposed. Outlook: distant future. Originally proposed to start construction around 2011)I-69 (Future).svgUS 278.svg Future I-69  / US 278 [5] Benoit and Arkansas City Planning Phase 33°37′12″N91°08′10″W / 33.62000°N 91.13611°W / 33.62000; -91.13611 (Charles W. Dean Bridge)
Us82 Greenville Bridge.jpg Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge (demolished 2011–2012) Greenville and Lake Village 1940 33°17′37″N91°09′34″W / 33.29361°N 91.15944°W / 33.29361; -91.15944 (Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge (demolished))
River cruise 2009 27b2.jpg Greenville Bridge US 82.svgUS 278.svg US 82  / US 278 [5] 2010 33°17′14″N91°09′15″W / 33.28722°N 91.15417°W / 33.28722; -91.15417 (Greenville Bridge)

Mississippi – Louisiana

18-31-029-vicksburg.jpg Old Vicksburg Bridge Former US 80.svg US 80
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Vicksburg and Delta 1930 32°18′52″N90°54′17″W / 32.31444°N 90.90472°W / 32.31444; -90.90472 (Old Vicksburg Bridge)
Vicksburg Bridge I-20.svgUS 80.svg I-20  / US 80 1973 32°18′55″N90°54′30″W / 32.31528°N 90.90833°W / 32.31528; -90.90833 (Vicksburg Bridge)
Old ferry landing-edit.jpg Natchez–Vidalia Bridge US 84.svgUS 425.svg US 84  / US 425 Natchez and Vidalia 1940/1988 31°33′33″N91°25′09″W / 31.55917°N 91.41917°W / 31.55917; -91.41917 (Natchez-Vidalia Bridge) [6]

Louisiana

Audubon Bridge.jpg John James Audubon Bridge Louisiana 10 (2008).svg LA 10 St. Francisville and New Roads 2011 30°43′39″N91°21′18″W / 30.72750°N 91.35500°W / 30.72750; -91.35500 (John James Audubon Bridge)
Huey P. Long Bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA), on 14 December 2021.jpg Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge) US 190.svg US 190
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Port Allen and Baton Rouge 1940 30°30′25″N91°11′51″W / 30.50694°N 91.19750°W / 30.50694; -91.19750 (Huey P. Long Bridge)
Horace Wilkinson Bridge southeast.jpg Horace Wilkinson Bridge I-10.svg I-10 1968 30°26′23″N91°11′47″W / 30.43972°N 91.19639°W / 30.43972; -91.19639 (Horace Wilkinson Bridge)
Plaquemine Ferry Louisiana 75 (2008).svg LA 75 Sunshine and Plaquemine 30°17′03″N91°13′04″W / 30.28417°N 91.21778°W / 30.28417; -91.21778 (Plaquemine Ferry)
Sunshine Bridge 2.jpg Sunshine Bridge Louisiana 70 (2008).svg LA 70 Donaldsonville and Sorrento 1964 30°05′53″N90°54′44″W / 30.09806°N 90.91222°W / 30.09806; -90.91222 (Sunshine Bridge)
Cool looking bridge over the Mississippi on the Great River Road.jpg Gramercy Bridge
(Veterans Memorial Bridge)
Louisiana 3213 (2008).svg LA 3213 Wallace and Gramercy 1995 30°02′45″N90°40′21″W / 30.04583°N 90.67250°W / 30.04583; -90.67250 (Gramercy Bridge (Veterans Memorial Bridge))
Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.jpg Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge
(Luling–Destrehan Bridge)
I-310.svg I-310 Destrehan and Luling 1983 29°56′33″N90°22′25″W / 29.94250°N 90.37361°W / 29.94250; -90.37361 (Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge (Luling-Destrehan Bridge))
Hueylongbridge.jpg Huey P. Long Bridge US 90.svg US 90
New Orleans Public Belt
Harahan and Bridge City 1935/2013 29°56′39″N90°10′07″W / 29.94417°N 90.16861°W / 29.94417; -90.16861 (Huey P. Long Bridge) [7]
CrescentCityConnection.jpg Crescent City Connection Business plate.svg
US 90.svg
I-49 (Future).svg US 90 Bus.  / I-910 (unsigned) / Future I-49
New Orleans 1958/1988 29°56′17″N90°03′27″W / 29.93806°N 90.05750°W / 29.93806; -90.05750 (Crescent City Connection) [8]
Canal Street Ferry 29°57′05″N90°03′33″W / 29.95139°N 90.05917°W / 29.95139; -90.05917 (Canal Street Ferry) [9]
Chalmette–Lower Algiers Ferry Chalmette and New Orleans
Belle Chasse–Scarsdale Ferry Scarsdale and Belle Chasse
Pointe à la Hache Ferry Pointe à la Hache and West Pointe à la Hache

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References

  1. "Dorena - Hickman Ferry".
  2. "Harahan Bridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. April 30, 1980. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  3. "Frisco Bridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. April 30, 1980. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  4. "Memphis-Arkansas Bridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. April 30, 1980. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  5. 1 2 U.S. 82 & 278 formerly used the Humphreys Bridge (old Greenville Bridge); they have both moved to the new Greenville Bridge when completed (2011). U.S. 278 is proposed to later move to the Dean Bridge when built (unknown).
  6. "Natchez-Vidalia Bridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  7. "Huey P Long Bridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  8. "Crescent City Connection". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  9. "Canal Street Algiers Ferry". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved 2007-12-20.