List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

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.

Crossings

Crossing		Carries	Location	Year opened	Coordinates Lat. Long.
	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)
	Caruthersville Bridge	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)
	Hernando de Soto Bridge	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)
	Harahan Bridge	Union Pacific Railroad, Big River Crossing Bike/Pedestrian Trail		1916	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, Mississippi River Trail, 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]
	Helena Bridge	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)	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)
	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))
	Greenville Bridge	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)
	Old Vicksburg Bridge	Former 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  / US 80		1973	32°18′55″N90°54′30″W / 32.31528°N 90.90833°W / 32.31528; -90.90833 (Vicksburg Bridge)
	Natchez–Vidalia Bridge	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]
	John James Audubon Bridge	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 (Baton Rouge)	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	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	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	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)
	Gramercy Bridge (Veterans Memorial Bridge)	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 (Luling–Destrehan Bridge)	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))
	Huey P. Long Bridge	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]
	Crescent City Connection	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

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
• List of crossings of the Ohio River
• List of crossings of the Arkansas River
• List of crossings of the Missouri River
• Lists of river crossings in the United States

References

1. "Dorena - Hickman Ferry".
2. "Harahan Bridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. April 30, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
3. "Frisco Bridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. April 30, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
4. "Memphis-Arkansas Bridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. April 30, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
5. 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 December 20, 2007.
7. "Huey P Long Bridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
8. "Crescent City Connection". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
9. "Canal Street Algiers Ferry". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2007.

External links

• The Bridges And Structures Of The Lower Mississippi River
• Trains Magazine: Trackside Guide, Mississippi River Crossings