List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

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The inland and intercoastal waterways, with the Upper Mississippi highlighted in red. Upper Mississippi.png
The inland and intercoastal waterways, with the Upper Mississippi highlighted in red.

This is a list of all current and notable former bridges or other crossings of the Upper Mississippi River which begins at the Mississippi River's source and extends to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.

Contents

Minnesota

CrossingCarriesLocationMiles above
the Ohio
Coordinates
Lake Itasca – Source of the Mississippi 47°14′23″N95°12′28″W / 47.23972°N 95.20778°W / 47.23972; -95.20778 (Lake Itasca)
Headwaters rock weir pedestrian ford Hiking trail Itasca State Park [1] 47°14′23″N95°12′28″W / 47.23972°N 95.20778°W / 47.23972; -95.20778
First Bridge over the Mississippi River.jpg Log bridgeHiking trail
FootbridgeHiking trail 47°14′22″N95°12′33″W / 47.23944°N 95.20917°W / 47.23944; -95.20917
FootbridgeHiking trail (accessible) 47°14′24″N95°12′35″W / 47.24000°N 95.20972°W / 47.24000; -95.20972
Hiking / Bicycle BridgeHiking / Bicycle path 47°14′27″N95°12′32″W / 47.24083°N 95.20889°W / 47.24083; -95.20889
Road BridgeCounty 117 (MN).svg CSAH 117 (Wilderness Drive) 47°14′36″N95°12′39″W / 47.24333°N 95.21083°W / 47.24333; -95.21083 (Road Bridge (Clearwater County Road 117–Wilderness Drive))
Highway BridgeMN-200 wide.svg MN 200 Just north of Itasca S.P.
Rural Clearwater Co.
47°15′12″N95°13′32″W / 47.25333°N 95.22556°W / 47.25333; -95.22556 (Highway Bridge)
Highway BridgeCounty 37 (MN).svg CSAH 376½ miles east of Zerkel
Rural Clearwater Co.
47°18′40″N95°14′48″W / 47.31111°N 95.24667°W / 47.31111; -95.24667
Highway BridgeCounty 2 (MN).svg CSAH 2 (Great River Road)4 miles (6.4 km) south of Alida
Rural Clearwater Co.
47°19′34″N95°13′29″W / 47.32611°N 95.22472°W / 47.32611; -95.22472
Highway BridgeCounty 40 (MN).svg CSAH 407 miles (11 km) west of Becida
Rural Clearwater Co.
47°20′24″N95°12′35″W / 47.34000°N 95.20972°W / 47.34000; -95.20972
Gravel Road BridgeStumpghes Rapids Road
State Forest Road
Mississippi Headwaters State Forest
Rural Hubbard Co.
47°23′56″N95°08′52″W / 47.39889°N 95.14778°W / 47.39889; -95.14778
Highway BridgeCounty 5 (MN).svg CSAH 5 (Centerline Rd SW)6 miles (9.7 km) south of Solway
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°26′00″N95°07′49″W / 47.43333°N 95.13028°W / 47.43333; -95.13028
Highway BridgeCounty 7 (MN).svg CSAH 7 (Becida Rd)6½ miles southwest of Bemidji
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°26′7″N94°59′55″W / 47.43528°N 94.99861°W / 47.43528; -94.99861
Road BridgeFern Lake Road SW4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Bemidji
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°27′11″N94°56′56″W / 47.45306°N 94.94889°W / 47.45306; -94.94889
Highway BridgeCounty 11 (MN).svg CSAH 11 (Carr Lake SW)2½ miles south of Bemidji
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°26′11″N94°53′38″W / 47.43639°N 94.89389°W / 47.43639; -94.89389 (Highway Bridge)
Expressway BridgesUS 2.svgUS 71.svg US 2  / US 71 Just southwest of Bemidji 47°26′44″N94°53′20″W / 47.44556°N 94.88889°W / 47.44556; -94.88889
Road BridgeYellowhead Rd. SE 47°26′46″N94°53′17″W / 47.44611°N 94.88806°W / 47.44611; -94.88806
Rail Bridge BNSF Railway Bemidji 47°27′59″N94°52′45″W / 47.46639°N 94.87917°W / 47.46639; -94.87917
Abandoned Rail BridgeFormer Soo Line Railroad 47°28′00″N94°52′43″W / 47.46667°N 94.87861°W / 47.46667; -94.87861
Old Midway Drive Bridge Midway Drive (closed) 47°28′01″N94°52′42″W / 47.46694°N 94.87833°W / 47.46694; -94.87833 (Old Midway Drive Bridge)
Paul Bunyan Drive Bridges MN-197 wide.svg MN 197 (Paul Bunyan Drive) 47°28′03″N94°52′43″W / 47.46750°N 94.87861°W / 47.46750; -94.87861
Rail Bridge Paul Bunyan State Trail
Former Northern Pacific Railway
47°29′30″N94°50′04″W / 47.49167°N 94.83444°W / 47.49167; -94.83444 (Rail Bridge)
Highway BridgeLake Avenue 47°29′30″N94°49′56″W / 47.49167°N 94.83222°W / 47.49167; -94.83222
Highway BridgePower Dam Road7 miles (11 km) east of Bemidji
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°28′58″N94°43′39″W / 47.48278°N 94.72750°W / 47.48278; -94.72750
Highway BridgeCounty 8 (MN).svg CSAH 8 (Roosevelt Road)7 miles (11 km) east of Bemidji
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°27′12″N94°42′41″W / 47.45333°N 94.71139°W / 47.45333; -94.71139
Highway BridgeCounty 8 (MN).svg CSAH 8 (Roosevelt Road)9½ miles east of Bemidji
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°26′17″N94°40′19″W / 47.43806°N 94.67194°W / 47.43806; -94.67194
Highway BridgeCounty 33 (MN).svg CSAH 33 (Mission Road)4 miles (6.4 km) north of the town of Cass Lake
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°26′01″N94°38′36″W / 47.43361°N 94.64333°W / 47.43361; -94.64333
Highway BridgeCounty 39 (MN).svg CSAH 39 (Scenic Hwy)East end of Cass Lake
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°27′17″N94°28′29″W / 47.45472°N 94.47472°W / 47.45472; -94.47472
Paved Road BridgeForest Route 21712½ miles east of County Road 39
Rural Beltrami Co.
47°26′39″N94°25′31″W / 47.44417°N 94.42528°W / 47.44417; -94.42528
Demolished BridgeFormer Forest Route 21711-mile (1.6 km) east of current USFS Rt. 2171
Itasca Co. / Cass Co.
47°26′43″N94°24′57″W / 47.44528°N 94.41583°W / 47.44528; -94.41583
Winnibigoshish Lake Dam County 9 square.svgCounty 9 square.svg CSAH 9 / CSAH 9 About 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Deer River
Itasca Co. / Cass Co.
47°25′47″N94°03′04″W / 47.42972°N 94.05111°W / 47.42972; -94.05111
Highway BridgeUS 2.svg US 2 Ball Club, Minnesota 47°19′29″N93°57′35″W / 47.32472°N 93.95972°W / 47.32472; -93.95972
Rail Bridge BNSF Railway 47°19′28″N93°57′35″W / 47.32444°N 93.95972°W / 47.32444; -93.95972
Highway BridgeCounty 18 square.svgCounty 3 square.svg CSAH 18 / CSAH 3 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Ball Club
Itasca Co. / Cass Co.
47°18′07″N93°54′06″W / 47.30194°N 93.90167°W / 47.30194; -93.90167
Days High Landing BridgeCounty 18 square.svgCounty 3 square.svg CSAH 18 / CSAH 3 10 miles (16 km) south of Deer River
Morse Twp., Itasca Co. and
Wahnea Twp., Cass Co.
47°15′07″N93°48′14″W / 47.25194°N 93.80389°W / 47.25194; -93.80389
Minnesota Highway 6 Bridge (Itasca County)MN-6.svg MN 6 West of Cohasset, Minnesota 47°13′45″N93°45′29″W / 47.22917°N 93.75806°W / 47.22917; -93.75806
Central Avenue Bridge (Cohasset)County 62 square.svg CSAH 62 Central Avenue Cohasset, Minnesota 47°15′44″N93°37′22″W / 47.26222°N 93.62278°W / 47.26222; -93.62278
BNSF Grand Rapids Rail BridgeRailroad Cohasset, Minnesota 47°15′05″N93°35′25″W / 47.25139°N 93.59028°W / 47.25139; -93.59028
Pokegama Lake Dam Pedestrian / Bicycle Cohasset, Minnesota 47°15′03″N93°35′15″W / 47.25083°N 93.58750°W / 47.25083; -93.58750
Verne V. Skallman BridgeCounty 63 square.svg CSAH 63/Pedestrian and bicycle trail Grand Rapids, Minnesota 47°14′23″N93°37′07″W / 47.23972°N 93.61861°W / 47.23972; -93.61861
US Highway 169 (Itasca County) / Pokegama Avenue BridgeUS 169.svg US 169/Pokegama Avenue Grand Rapids, Minnesota 47°13′56″N93°31′42″W / 47.23222°N 93.52833°W / 47.23222; -93.52833 (Pokegama Avenue Bridge)
Grand Rapids Mississippi Riverfront Pedestrian BridgePedestrian / Bicycle Grand Rapids, Minnesota 47°13′58″N93°31′22″W / 47.23278°N 93.52278°W / 47.23278; -93.52278
Robert K. Horn Bridge 7th Avenue East Grand Rapids, Minnesota 47°13′50″N93°31′4″W / 47.23056°N 93.51778°W / 47.23056; -93.51778 (Robert K. Horn Bridge)
Bill Powers Memorial Trail Bridge Pedestrian / Bicycle (Summer)

Snowmobile (Winter)

Grand Rapids, Minnesota 47°13′44″N93°30′43″W / 47.22889°N 93.51194°W / 47.22889; -93.51194 (Bill Powers Memorial Trail Bridge)
Blackberry Bridge County 91 square.svg CSAH 91/Bluebird Drive (Formerly CSAH 441) Blackberry Township, Minnesota 47°10′28″N93°25′15″W / 47.17444°N 93.42083°W / 47.17444; -93.42083
Mississippi, Hill City and Western Railway Co Rail Bridge (Historical)DemolishedNorth of Jacobson, Minnesota 47°01′15″N93°15′46″W / 47.02083°N 93.26278°W / 47.02083; -93.26278
Minnesota Highway 200E BridgeMN-200 wide.svg MN 200 Jacobson, Minnesota 47°00′05″N93°16′07″W / 47.00139°N 93.26861°W / 47.00139; -93.26861
480th Street BridgeMN-232 wide.svg MN 232 Palisade, Minnesota 46°42′33″N93°29′04″W / 46.70917°N 93.48444°W / 46.70917; -93.48444
Palisade Rail Bridge Soo Line North ATV Trail Palisade, Minnesota 46°42′32″N93°29′11″W / 46.70889°N 93.48639°W / 46.70889; -93.48639
US Highway 169 Bridge (Aitkin County)US 169.svg US 169 About 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Aitkin, Minnesota 46°39′04″N93°36′45″W / 46.65111°N 93.61250°W / 46.65111; -93.61250
410th Avenue Bridge410th Avenue Aitkin, Minnesota 46°32′26″N93°42′27″W / 46.54056°N 93.70750°W / 46.54056; -93.70750
Minnesota Highway 6 Bridge. (Crow Wing County)MN-6.svg MN 6 East of Wolford, Minnesota 46°32′39″N93°57′22″W / 46.54417°N 93.95611°W / 46.54417; -93.95611
County Road 3 Bridge County 3 square.svg CSAH 3, formerly MN-25.svg MN 25 North of Brainerd, Minnesota 46°22′59″N94°10′35″W / 46.38306°N 94.17639°W / 46.38306; -94.17639
Washington Street Bridge MN-210 wide.svg MN 210 Brainerd, Minnesota 46°21′29″N94°12′41″W / 46.35806°N 94.21139°W / 46.35806; -94.21139
Brainerd Rail Bridge BNSF Railroad Brainerd, Minnesota 46°21′23″N94°12′38″W / 46.35639°N 94.21056°W / 46.35639; -94.21056
Laurel Street Bridge Laurel Street Brainerd, Minnesota 46°21′20″N94°12′37″W / 46.35556°N 94.21028°W / 46.35556; -94.21028
College Drive Bridge College Drive Brainerd, Minnesota 46°20′55″N94°12′28″W / 46.34861°N 94.20778°W / 46.34861; -94.20778
Minnesota Highway 371 Bridge MN-371 wide.svg MN 371 South of Baxter, Minnesota 46°18′46″N94°16′3″W / 46.31278°N 94.26750°W / 46.31278; -94.26750
Camp Ripley Bridge MN-115 wide.svg MN 115 North of Little Falls, Minnesota 46°04′28″N94°20′06″W / 46.07444°N 94.33500°W / 46.07444; -94.33500
United States Highway 10 Bridge US 10.svg US 10 North of Little Falls, Minnesota 46°00′00″N94°22′00″W / 46.00000°N 94.36667°W / 46.00000; -94.36667
Little Falls North Rail Bridge BNSF Railroad Little Falls, Minnesota 45°59′07″N94°21′43″W / 45.98528°N 94.36194°W / 45.98528; -94.36194
Broadway Bridge (Little Falls) MN-27.svg MN 27 (Broadway) Little Falls, Minnesota 45°58′38″N94°22′06″W / 45.97722°N 94.36833°W / 45.97722; -94.36833
Little Falls South Rail Bridge BNSF Railroad Little Falls, Minnesota 45°58′12″N94°22′11″W / 45.97000°N 94.36972°W / 45.97000; -94.36972
Soo Line Rail Bridge at Blanchard Dam Pedestrian/Bike/ATV TrailNortheast of Bowlus, Minnesota 45°51′37″N94°21′35″W / 45.86028°N 94.35972°W / 45.86028; -94.35972
Nature Road Bridge County 26 square.svg CSAH 26 (Nature Road)West of Royalton, Minnesota 45°49′32″N94°21′24″W / 45.82556°N 94.35667°W / 45.82556; -94.35667
125th Street Bridge County 1 (MN).svgCounty 2 (MN).svg CSAH 1 / CSAH 2 (125th Street NW)West of Rice, Minnesota
Stearns Co. / Benton Co.
45°44′52″N94°15′42″W / 45.74778°N 94.26167°W / 45.74778; -94.26167
Old Sartell Bridge Utility lines Sartell, Minnesota 45°37′05″N94°12′11″W / 45.61806°N 94.20306°W / 45.61806; -94.20306
Sartell Bridge County 29 (MN).svgCounty 78 (MN).svg CSAH 29 / CSAH 78 Sartell, Minnesota
Benton Co. / Stearns Co.
45°36′58″N94°12′05″W / 45.61611°N 94.20139°W / 45.61611; -94.20139
Bridge of Hope MN-15.svg MN 15 Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 45°35′54″N94°11′18″W / 45.59833°N 94.18833°W / 45.59833; -94.18833
Sauk Rapids Regional Bridge 9th Avenue North (St. Cloud) / 2nd Street North (Sauk Rapids) Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 45°35′17″N94°10′12″W / 45.58806°N 94.17000°W / 45.58806; -94.17000
Sauk Rapids Bridge (Historical)Demolished
Replaced by Sauk Rapids Regional Bridge
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 45°35′11″N94°10′10″W / 45.58639°N 94.16944°W / 45.58639; -94.16944
St. Cloud Rail Bridge BNSF Railway St. Cloud, Minnesota 45°33′50″N94°09′27″W / 45.56389°N 94.15750°W / 45.56389; -94.15750
Veterans Bridge First Street North/East Saint Germain Street St. Cloud, Minnesota 45°33′47″N94°09′22″W / 45.56306°N 94.15611°W / 45.56306; -94.15611
Granite City Crossing MN-23.svg MN 23 St. Cloud, Minnesota 45°33′40″N94°09′07″W / 45.56111°N 94.15194°W / 45.56111; -94.15194
University Bridge University Drive St. Cloud, Minnesota 45°32′56.5″N94°08′51″W / 45.549028°N 94.14750°W / 45.549028; -94.14750
Highway 24 Bridge Demolished, formerly MN-24.svg MN 24 Clearwater, Minnesota 45°25′04″N94°02′37″W / 45.41778°N 94.04361°W / 45.41778; -94.04361
New I-94 and Highway 10 Interregional Connection Bridge East of Clearwater, Minnesota
Highway 25 Bridge MN-25.svg MN 25 Monticello, Minnesota 45°18′31″N93°47′29″W / 45.30861°N 93.79139°W / 45.30861; -93.79139
Parrish Avenue Bridge County 42 (MN).svg CSAH 42 (Parrish Avenue) Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota 45°18′06″N93°33′56″W / 45.30167°N 93.56556°W / 45.30167; -93.56556
Betty Adkins Bridge MN-101 wide.svg MN 101 Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota 45°17′19″N93°33′29″W / 45.28861°N 93.55806°W / 45.28861; -93.55806
Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge US 169.svg US 169 Anoka, Minnesota and Champlin, Minnesota 45°11′30″N93°23′43″W / 45.19167°N 93.39528°W / 45.19167; -93.39528
Coon Rapids Dam pedestrian and bicycle bridge pedestrian and bicycle trail Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Coon Rapids, Minnesota 45°08′37.64″N93°18′41.77″W / 45.1437889°N 93.3116028°W / 45.1437889; -93.3116028
Richard P. Braun Bridge MN-610 wide.svg MN 610 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Coon Rapids, Minnesota ~865 45°07′45″N93°17′57″W / 45.12917°N 93.29917°W / 45.12917; -93.29917
I-694 Bridge I-694.svg I-694 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota and Fridley, Minnesota ~860.4 45°04′09″N93°16′54″W / 45.06917°N 93.28167°W / 45.06917; -93.28167
Camden Bridge 42nd Avenue North to 37th Avenue Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota ~857.8 45°01′56″N93°17′00″W / 45.03222°N 93.28333°W / 45.03222; -93.28333
Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge Canadian Pacific Railway Minneapolis, Minnesota ~857.6 45°01′56″N93°17′00″W / 45.03222°N 93.28333°W / 45.03222; -93.28333
Lowry Avenue Bridge Lowry Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota ~856.4 45°00′47″N93°16′28″W / 45.01306°N 93.27444°W / 45.01306; -93.27444
Northern Pacific-BNSF Minneapolis Rail Bridge BNSF Railway Minneapolis, Minnesota ~855.8 45°00′16″N93°16′28″W / 45.00444°N 93.27444°W / 45.00444; -93.27444
Broadway Avenue Bridge Broadway Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota ~855.4 44°59′56″N93°16′31″W / 44.99889°N 93.27528°W / 44.99889; -93.27528
Plymouth Avenue Bridge Plymouth Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota ~855 44°59′35″N93°16′23″W / 44.99306°N 93.27306°W / 44.99306; -93.27306
Wisconsin Central Boom Island Rail BridgePedestrian and Bicycle traffic – North end of Nicollet Island to Boom Island Park [2] Minneapolis, Minnesota ~854.7 44°59′27″N93°15′56″W / 44.99083°N 93.26556°W / 44.99083; -93.26556
Curved Wisconsin Central Rail BridgeAbandoned Wisconsin Central Railway over East channel connecting via
former tracks on Nicollet Island to Boom Island bridge [3]
Minneapolis, Minnesota ~854.5 44°59′20.5″N93°15′42″W / 44.989028°N 93.26167°W / 44.989028; -93.26167
BNSF East Channel Rail BridgeBNSF Railway over Nicollet Island East channel [3] Minneapolis, Minnesota ~854.5 44°59′20″N93°15′41″W / 44.98889°N 93.26139°W / 44.98889; -93.26139
Minneapolis BNSF Rail Bridge BNSF Railway over the main river channel West of Nicollet Island Minneapolis, Minnesota ~854.5 44°59′16″N93°15′57″W / 44.98778°N 93.26583°W / 44.98778; -93.26583
First Avenue BridgeFirst Avenue over river channel East of Nicollet Island Minneapolis, Minnesota ~854.4 44°59′14″N93°15′38″W / 44.98722°N 93.26056°W / 44.98722; -93.26056
East Hennepin Avenue BridgeEast Hennepin Avenue over river channel East of Nicollet Island Minneapolis, Minnesota ~854.3 44°59′12″N93°15′36″W / 44.98667°N 93.26000°W / 44.98667; -93.26000
Hennepin Avenue Bridge Hennepin Avenue over main river channel West of Nicollet Island Minneapolis, Minnesota ~854.3 44°59′07″N93°15′50″W / 44.98528°N 93.26389°W / 44.98528; -93.26389
Merriam Street Bridge Merriam Street over East channel of Nicollet Island Minneapolis, Minnesota ~854.2 44°59′09″N93°15′34″W / 44.98583°N 93.25944°W / 44.98583; -93.25944
Third Avenue Bridge MN-65.svg MN 65/Central Avenue SE/Third Avenue S Minneapolis, Minnesota ~854.1 44°58′58″N93°15′40″W / 44.98278°N 93.26111°W / 44.98278; -93.26111
Stone Arch Bridge pedestrian and bicycle traffic Minneapolis, Minnesota ~853.6 44°58′51″N93°15′13″W / 44.98083°N 93.25361°W / 44.98083; -93.25361
Tenth Avenue (Wagon) Bridge10th Avenue South to 6th Avenue Southeast (demolished) Minneapolis, Minnesota ~853.5
Lower Saint Anthony Falls Lock and dam restricted catwalk Minneapolis, Minnesota ~853.3 44°58′44″N93°14′52″W / 44.97889°N 93.24778°W / 44.97889; -93.24778
I-35W Mississippi River bridge Collapsed August 1, 2007
formerly I-35W.svg I-35W
Minneapolis, Minnesota ~853.2 44°58′44″N93°14′42″W / 44.97889°N 93.24500°W / 44.97889; -93.24500
I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge I-35W.svg I-35W Minneapolis, Minnesota ~853.2 44°58′44″N93°14′42″W / 44.97889°N 93.24500°W / 44.97889; -93.24500
10th Avenue Bridge 10th Avenue SE to 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota ~853.1 44°58′44″N93°14′38″W / 44.97889°N 93.24389°W / 44.97889; -93.24389
Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9 pedestrian and bicycle trail Minneapolis, Minnesota ~853 44°58′40″N93°14′28″W / 44.97778°N 93.24111°W / 44.97778; -93.24111
Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis) Lower Deck: County 122 (MN).svg CSAH 122/Washington Avenue and METRO Green Line light rail
Upper Deck: Pedestrian and bicycle
Minneapolis, Minnesota ~852.6 44°58′24″N93°14′21″W / 44.97333°N 93.23917°W / 44.97333; -93.23917
Dartmouth Bridge I-94.svg I-94 Minneapolis, Minnesota ~851.7 44°57′58″N93°13′33″W / 44.96611°N 93.22583°W / 44.96611; -93.22583
Franklin Avenue Bridge County 5 (MN).svg CSAH 5/E Franklin Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota ~851.5 44°57′50″N93°13′22″W / 44.96389°N 93.22278°W / 44.96389; -93.22278
Short Line Bridge Canadian Pacific Railway Minneapolis, Minnesota ~850.7 44°57′22″N93°12′45″W / 44.95611°N 93.21250°W / 44.95611; -93.21250
Lake Street-Marshall Bridge Lake Street and Marshall Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota and St. Paul, Minnesota ~849.9 44°56′54″N93°15′06″W / 44.94833°N 93.25167°W / 44.94833; -93.25167
Intercity Bridge / Ford Bridge 46th Street and Ford Parkway Minneapolis, Minnesota and St. Paul, Minnesota ~847.6 44°55′04″N93°12′05″W / 44.91778°N 93.20139°W / 44.91778; -93.20139
Fort Road Bridge MN-5.svg MN 5 Saint Paul, Minnesota and Fort Snelling, Minnesota ~845.6 44°53′40″N93°10′54″W / 44.89444°N 93.18167°W / 44.89444; -93.18167
Lexington Bridge I-35E.svg I-35E Saint Paul, Minnesota and Lilydale, Minnesota ~843.3 44°54′16″N93°08′20″W / 44.90444°N 93.13889°W / 44.90444; -93.13889
Omaha Road Bridge Number 15 Union Pacific Railroad Saint Paul, Minnesota ~841.4 44°55′24″N93°07′02″W / 44.92333°N 93.11722°W / 44.92333; -93.11722
High Bridge (St. Paul) MN-149 wide.svg MN 149/Smith Ave Saint Paul, Minnesota ~840.5 44°56′00″N93°06′16″W / 44.93333°N 93.10444°W / 44.93333; -93.10444
Raspberry Island BridgeVehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians over south channel of Raspberry Island Saint Paul, Minnesota ~839.5 44°56′34″N93°05′31″W / 44.94278°N 93.09194°W / 44.94278; -93.09194
Wabasha Street Bridge Wabasha Street Saint Paul, Minnesota ~839.5 44°56′34″N93°05′31″W / 44.94278°N 93.09194°W / 44.94278; -93.09194
St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge Union Pacific Railroad Saint Paul, Minnesota ~839.3 44°56′39″N93°05′18″W / 44.94417°N 93.08833°W / 44.94417; -93.08833
Robert Street Bridge Robert Street Saint Paul, Minnesota ~839.2 44°56′38.13″N93°05′14.65″W / 44.9439250°N 93.0874028°W / 44.9439250; -93.0874028
Lafayette Bridge US 52.svg US 52 Saint Paul, Minnesota ~838.8 44°56′48″N93°04′45″W / 44.94667°N 93.07917°W / 44.94667; -93.07917
St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge Union Pacific Railroad Saint Paul, Minnesota and West Saint Paul, Minnesota ~835.6 44°55′07″N93°02′03″W / 44.91861°N 93.03417°W / 44.91861; -93.03417
Wakota Bridge I-494.svg I-494 South St. Paul, Minnesota and Newport, Minnesota ~832.4 44°52′59″N93°00′54″W / 44.88306°N 93.01500°W / 44.88306; -93.01500
Rock Island Swing Bridge Former Rock Island Railroad and 66th Street East to 3rd Avenue East Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota and Saint Paul Park, Minnesota ~830.3 44°51′12″N93°00′32″W / 44.85333°N 93.00889°W / 44.85333; -93.00889
Hastings High Bridge Demolished Hastings, Minnesota ~814 44°44′47″N92°51′10″W / 44.74639°N 92.85278°W / 44.74639; -92.85278
Hastings Bridge US 61.svg US 61 Hastings, Minnesota ~814 44°44′48.48″N92°51′10.7994″W / 44.7468000°N 92.852999833°W / 44.7468000; -92.852999833
Hastings Rail Bridge Canadian Pacific Railway (Former Milwaukee Road) Hastings, Minnesota ~813.7 44°44′48″N92°50′52″W / 44.74667°N 92.84778°W / 44.74667; -92.84778


Minnesota–Wisconsin

CrossingCarriesLocationMiles above
the Ohio
Coordinates
Lloyd Spriggle Memorial Bridge US 63 (WI).svg US 63 over Wisconsin Channel Hager City, Wisconsin ~792.6 44°35′18″N92°32′36″W / 44.58833°N 92.54333°W / 44.58833; -92.54333
Dwight D. Eisenhower Bridge US 63.svg US 63 over Minnesota Channel Red Wing, Minnesota ~790.6 44°34′12″N92°32′02″W / 44.57000°N 92.53389°W / 44.57000; -92.53389
Wabasha Rail Bridge (historical) Demolished Railroad Wabasha, Minnesota ~762.6 44°24′02″N92°04′17″W / 44.40056°N 92.07139°W / 44.40056; -92.07139
Wabasha-Nelson Bridge MN-60.svgWIS 25.svg MN 60  / WIS 25 Wabasha, Minnesota ~760.2 44°25′09″N92°01′58″W / 44.41917°N 92.03278°W / 44.41917; -92.03278
Main Channel Bridge (Winona) and North Channel Bridge MN-43.svgWIS 54.svg MN 43  / WIS 54 Winona, Minnesota ~725.8 44°03′26″N91°38′24″W / 44.05722°N 91.64000°W / 44.05722; -91.64000
Winona Rail Bridge (historical) Demolished Railroad Winona, Minnesota ~725.7 44°03′30″N91°38′11″W / 44.05833°N 91.63639°W / 44.05833; -91.63639
Winona Green Bay and Western Rail Bridge (historical) Demolished Railroad Winona, Minnesota ~723.9 44°02′41″N91°36′24″W / 44.04472°N 91.60667°W / 44.04472; -91.60667
I-90 Mississippi River Bridge I-90.svg I-90 La Crosse, Wisconsin ~701.8 43°51′28″N91°17′57″W / 43.85778°N 91.29917°W / 43.85778; -91.29917
La Crosse Rail Bridge Canadian Pacific Railway La Crosse, Wisconsin ~699.8 43°49′59″N91°16′54″W / 43.83306°N 91.28167°W / 43.83306; -91.28167
La Crosse West Channel Bridge
Mississippi River Bridge (Main Channel)
US 14.svgUS 61.svgMN-16.svgWIS 16.svg US 14  / US 61  / MN 16  / WIS 16 La Crosse, Wisconsin ~697.5 43°48′33″N91°15′34″W / 43.80917°N 91.25944°W / 43.80917; -91.25944

Iowa–Wisconsin

CrossingCarriesLocationMiles above the OhioCoordinatesPhoto
Black Hawk Bridge   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Iowa Highway 9, Wisconsin Highway 82 Lansing 663.4 Lansing Iowa bridge-2.jpg
Pile–Pontoon Railroad Bridge   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Demolished railroad Prairie du Chien 634.7 Old Pontoon Bridge North McGregor Iowa 1885.JPG
Marquette–Joliet Bridge   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg U.S. Route 18, Wisconsin Highway 60 Marquette 634.7 MarquetteJolietBridge.jpg
Cassville Car Ferry   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Automotive / bicycle / pedestrian Cassville 607 Cassville Ferry on the Iowa side.jpg
Eagle Point Bridge   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg U.S. Route 61, U.S. Route 151 Dubuque 582.8 [4] IAWIBdg.jpg
Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg U.S. Route 61, U.S. Route 151 Dubuque 581 Mississippi River Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge.jpg

Iowa–Illinois

CrossingCarriesLocationMiles above
the Ohio
Coordinates
Dubuque Rail Bridge Railroad
Canadian National Railway, former Illinois Central Railroad,
former Chicago Great Western Railway had crossing rights
Dubuque, Iowa 580 42°29′55″N90°39′01″W / 42.49861°N 90.65028°W / 42.49861; -90.65028 (Dubugue Rail Bridge)
Julien Dubuque Bridge US 20.svg US 20 Dubuque, Iowa ~579.5 42°29′30″N90°39′22″W / 42.49167°N 90.65611°W / 42.49167; -90.65611 (Julien Dubuque Bridge)
Savanna–Sabula Bridge (Historical)US 52.svgElongated circle 64.svgIllinois 64.svg US 52  / Iowa 64  / IL 64 Sabula, Iowa 537.7 42°06′15″N90°09′38″W / 42.10417°N 90.16056°W / 42.10417; -90.16056
Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge US 52.svgElongated circle 64.svgIllinois 64.svg US 52  / Iowa 64  / IL 64 Sabula, Iowa 537.7 42°06′15″N90°09′38″W / 42.10417°N 90.16056°W / 42.10417; -90.16056
Sabula Rail Bridge Railroad
Canadian Pacific, former Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern Railroad, Milwaukee Road
Sabula, Iowa 535 42°03′51″N90°09′58″W / 42.06417°N 90.16611°W / 42.06417; -90.16611 (Sabula Rail Bridge)
Mark Morris Memorial Bridge Elongated circle 136.svgIllinois 136.svg Iowa 136  / IL 136 Clinton, Iowa and Fulton, Illinois 520 41°51′53″N90°10′23″W / 41.86472°N 90.17306°W / 41.86472; -90.17306
Gateway Bridge (Illinois-Iowa) US 30.svg US 30 Clinton, Iowa and Fulton, Illinois ~518 41°50′16″N90°11′02″W / 41.83778°N 90.18389°W / 41.83778; -90.18389
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
former Chicago and North Western Railway
Clinton, Iowa and Fulton, Illinois 518 41°50′11″N90°11′05″W / 41.83639°N 90.18472°W / 41.83639; -90.18472
Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge I-80.svg I-80 LeClaire, Iowa and Rapids City, Illinois ~495.5 41°34′49″N90°21′54″W / 41.58028°N 90.36500°W / 41.58028; -90.36500
I-74 Bridge / Iowa-Illinois Memorial BridgeI-74.svgUS 6.svg I-74  / US 6 Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois ~485 41°31′12″N90°30′48″W / 41.52000°N 90.51333°W / 41.52000; -90.51333
Government Bridge Automotive and railroad
Iowa Interstate Railroad
former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois 483 41°31′09″N90°34′01″W / 41.51917°N 90.56694°W / 41.51917; -90.56694
Rock Island Centennial Bridge US 67.svg US 67 Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois 482 41°30′54″N90°34′54″W / 41.51500°N 90.58167°W / 41.51500; -90.58167
Crescent Rail Bridge Railroad
BNSF Railway, former Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railroad or DRI Line
Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois ~481.5 41°30′42″N90°35′41″W / 41.51167°N 90.59472°W / 41.51167; -90.59472
I-280 Bridge I-280.svg I-280 Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois ~478.3 41°28′45″N90°37′56″W / 41.47917°N 90.63222°W / 41.47917; -90.63222
Norbert F. Beckey Bridge Elongated circle 92.svgIllinois 92.svg Iowa 92  / IL 92 Muscatine, Iowa 456 41°25′21″N91°02′01″W / 41.42250°N 91.03361°W / 41.42250; -91.03361
Keithsburg Rail Bridge Railroad (abandoned)
former Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Keithsburg, Illinois 428 41°06′18″N90°57′10″W / 41.10500°N 90.95278°W / 41.10500; -90.95278
Great River Bridge US 34.svg US 34 Burlington, Iowa and Gulf Port, Illinois 404 40°48′43″N91°05′44″W / 40.81194°N 91.09556°W / 40.81194; -91.09556
Burlington Rail Bridge Railroad
BNSF Railway, former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Burlington, Iowa 403 40°47′55″N91°05′31″W / 40.79861°N 91.09194°W / 40.79861; -91.09194
Fort Madison Toll Bridge Illinois 9.svg IL 9
BNSF Railway, former Santa Fe Railway
Fort Madison, Iowa ~384 40°37′37″N91°17′45″W / 40.62694°N 91.29583°W / 40.62694; -91.29583
Keokuk Rail Bridge Railroad
Keokuk Junction Railway, former Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Keokuk, Iowa ~364.1 40°23′28″N91°22′24″W / 40.39111°N 91.37333°W / 40.39111; -91.37333
Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge US 136.svg US 136 Keokuk, Iowa ~363.9 40°23′25″N91°22′24″W / 40.39028°N 91.37333°W / 40.39028; -91.37333

Missouri–Illinois

CrossingCarriesLocationMiles above the OhioCoordinates
Quincy Rail Bridge BNSF Railway Brookfield Subdivision

formerly Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Fabius TownshipQuincy 328 39°56′30″N91°25′51″W / 39.94167°N 91.43083°W / 39.94167; -91.43083
Bayview Bridge 2010-07-24 14-12-30.jpg Bayview Bridge US 24.svg US 24 westbound327 39°56′00″N91°25′17″W / 39.93333°N 91.42139°W / 39.93333; -91.42139
Quincy (Illinois) riverfront 2002.jpg Quincy Memorial Bridge US 24.svg US 24 eastbound327 39°55′53″N91°25′14″W / 39.93139°N 91.42056°W / 39.93139; -91.42056
Wabash Bridge.jpg Wabash Bridge Norfolk Southern Railway Springfield–Hannibal District

formerly Wabash Railroad

HannibalLevee Township ~309.9 39°43′27″N91°21′44″W / 39.72417°N 91.36222°W / 39.72417; -91.36222
Mktwainmembridge.jpg Mark Twain Memorial Bridge I-72.svgUS 36.svg I-72  / US 36 ~309.5 39°43′13″N91°21′30″W / 39.72028°N 91.35833°W / 39.72028; -91.35833
Old Mark Twain Memorial Bridge.JPG Old Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (Historical)Demolished309 39°42′58″N91°21′15″W / 39.71611°N 91.35417°W / 39.71611; -91.35417
Champ Clark Bridge US 54.svg US 54 LouisianaAtlas Township 283 39°27′24″N91°02′52″W / 39.45667°N 91.04778°W / 39.45667; -91.04778
Champ Clark Bridge 2.jpg Old Champ Clark Bridge (Historical)Demolished as of 2019283 39°27′24″N91°02′52″W / 39.45667°N 91.04778°W / 39.45667; -91.04778
Louisiana Rail Bridge.JPG Louisiana Rail Bridge Kansas City Southern Railway Roodhouse Subdivision

formerly Alton Railroad

Louisiana–Ross Township 282 39°26′43″N91°02′01″W / 39.44528°N 91.03361°W / 39.44528; -91.03361
Golden Eagle Ferry Automotive / pedestrian Rivers TownshipPoint Precinct 228 38°57′44″N90°26′13″W / 38.96222°N 90.43694°W / 38.96222; -90.43694
Grafton Ferry Automotive / pedestrian (seasonal) [5] Rivers TownshipGrafton 218 38°52′07″N90°34′03″W / 38.86861°N 90.56750°W / 38.86861; -90.56750
DETAIL VIEW OF NORTH WEB OF PIVOT AND FIXED SPANS, LOOKING SOUTH - Alton Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River between IL and MO, Alton, Madison County, IL HAER ILL,60-ALT,2-9.tif Alton Bridge (Historical)Demolished 1988

Alton Railroad

West AltonAlton ~202.9 38°52′53″N90°11′09″W / 38.88139°N 90.18583°W / 38.88139; -90.18583
DETAIL VIEW OF HIGHWAY BRIDGE, SHOWING RAILROAD BRIDGE AND LOCK AND DAM IN BACKGROUND, LOOKING NORTHEAST (UPSTREAM) - Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock and Dam HAER ILL,60-ALT,3-36.tif Old Clark Bridge (Historical)Demolished
US 67.svg US 67
~202.9 38°53′01″N90°10′57″W / 38.88361°N 90.18250°W / 38.88361; -90.18250
Clark bridge west alton mo dec 2009.jpg Clark Bridge US 67.svg US 67 ~202.8 38°52′56″N90°10′44″W / 38.88222°N 90.17889°W / 38.88222; -90.17889
New Chain of Rocks Bridge.jpg New Chain of Rocks Bridge I-270.svg I-270 St. LouisChouteau Township ~190.8 38°45′53″N90°10′25″W / 38.76472°N 90.17361°W / 38.76472; -90.17361
ChainOfRocksBridge StLouisMO.jpg Chain of Rocks Bridge Bicycle trail

formerly US 66.svg US 66

~190.5 38°45′38″N90°10′35″W / 38.76056°N 90.17639°W / 38.76056; -90.17639
TheMerchantsBridge.jpg Merchants Bridge Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Merchants SubdivisionSt. Louis–Venice ~183.3 38°40′29″N90°11′10″W / 38.67472°N 90.18611°W / 38.67472; -90.18611
McKinley Bridge (cropped).jpg McKinley Bridge US 66.svg US 66formerly Illinois Traction System interurban electric railway ~182.6 38°39′54″N90°10′58″W / 38.66500°N 90.18278°W / 38.66500; -90.18278
Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge From Big Mound.jpg Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge I-70.svg I-70 St. Louis–Brooklyn ~181.2Est. 38°38′40″N90°10′42″W / 38.64444°N 90.17833°W / 38.64444; -90.17833
Martin Luther King Bridge from Lacledes Landing, Sep 2012.jpg Martin Luther King Bridge MO-799.svg Route 799 St. Louis–East St. Louis ~180.2 38°37′52″N90°10′46″W / 38.63111°N 90.17944°W / 38.63111; -90.17944
Eads Bridge from Laclede's Landing, Sep 2012.jpg Eads Bridge Washington Avenue
St. Louis MetroLink
~180 38°37′45″N90°10′47″W / 38.62917°N 90.17972°W / 38.62917; -90.17972
Poplar Street Bridge KM.jpg Poplar Street Bridge I-55.svgI-64.svgUS 40.svg I-55  / I-64  / US 40 ~179.2 38°37′05″N90°10′59″W / 38.61806°N 90.18306°W / 38.61806; -90.18306
MacArthur Bridge (2).jpg MacArthur Bridge Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis MacArthur Bridge Subdivision~178.8 38°36′53″N90°11′01″W / 38.61472°N 90.18361°W / 38.61472; -90.18361
Jefferson Barracks Bridge 1993 flood cropped.jpg Jefferson Barracks Bridge I-255.svgUS 50.svg I-255  / US 50 MehlvillePrecinct 10 ~168.8 38°29′14″N90°16′38″W / 38.48722°N 90.27722°W / 38.48722; -90.27722
Ste. Genevieve - Modoc River Ferry Automotive / pedestrian Ste. Genevieve TownshipBrewerville Precinct ~125.5 38°00′25″N90°03′21″W / 38.00694°N 90.05583°W / 38.00694; -90.05583
Chester IL Mississippi River bridge 3324.jpg Chester Bridge MO-51.svgIllinois 150.svg Route 51  / IL 150 Bois Brule TownshipChester ~109.9 37°54′11″N89°50′11″W / 37.90306°N 89.83639°W / 37.90306; -89.83639
Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge, Perry County, Missouri.JPG Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge Natural gas Brazeau TownshipGrand Tower ~80.8 37°38′31″N89°31′03″W / 37.64194°N 89.51750°W / 37.64194; -89.51750
Old Cape Girardeau Bridge 1997.jpg Cape Girardeau Bridge (Historical)Demolished Cape GirardeauMcClure Precinct ~51.6 37°17′50″N89°30′57″W / 37.29722°N 89.51583°W / 37.29722; -89.51583
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.jpg Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge MO-34.svgMO-74.svgIllinois 146.svg Route 34  / Route 74  / IL 146 ~51.5 37°17′43″N89°30′57″W / 37.29528°N 89.51583°W / 37.29528; -89.51583
Bridge At Thebes, Il.jpg Thebes Bridge Union Pacific Railroad Chester Subdivision Kelso TownshipThebes ~43.6 37°13′00″N89°28′01″W / 37.21667°N 89.46694°W / 37.21667; -89.46694
Cairo I-57 Bridge 1997-cropped-2.JPG Cairo I-57 Bridge I-57.svg I-57 Tywappity TownshipCairo ~7.5 37°01′23″N89°12′42″W / 37.02306°N 89.21167°W / 37.02306; -89.21167
Cairo IL Mississippi R Bridge P6190061.jpg Cairo Mississippi River Bridge US 60.svgUS 62.svg US 60  / US 62 Ohio TownshipCairo ~1.5 36°58′43″N89°08′52″W / 36.97861°N 89.14778°W / 36.97861; -89.14778

Confluence with the Ohio River (See List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River)

See also

References

  1. Lake Itasca State Park Map at Minnesota DNR
  2. Weeks, John. "East Channel Wisconsin Central Railroad Bridge, WC Railroad Mississippi River Crossing" . Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 Weeks, John. "East Channel Railroad Bridge BNSF Railroad Mississippi River Crossing" . Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. http://www.johnweeks.com/river_mississippi/pagesA/umissA12.html
  5. "Grafton Ferry Passenger Information". Great Rivers & Routes. Retrieved 10 February 2024.