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

Headwaters to Crow Wing River

CrossingLocationMiles 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 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 bridge
Footbridge 47°14′22″N95°12′33″W / 47.23944°N 95.20917°W / 47.23944; -95.20917
Footbridge (accessible) 47°14′24″N95°12′35″W / 47.24000°N 95.20972°W / 47.24000; -95.20972
Hiking / Bicycle path 47°14′27″N95°12′32″W / 47.24083°N 95.20889°W / 47.24083; -95.20889
County 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))
MN-200 wide.svg MN 200 Just north of Itasca S.P. 47°15′12″N95°13′32″W / 47.25333°N 95.22556°W / 47.25333; -95.22556 (Highway Bridge)
County 37 (MN).svg CSAH 376½ miles east of Zerkel 47°18′40″N95°14′48″W / 47.31111°N 95.24667°W / 47.31111; -95.24667
County 2 (MN).svg CSAH 2 (Great River Road)4 miles (6.4 km) south of Alida 47°19′34″N95°13′29″W / 47.32611°N 95.22472°W / 47.32611; -95.22472
County 40 (MN).svg CSAH 407 miles (11 km) west of Becida 47°20′24″N95°12′35″W / 47.34000°N 95.20972°W / 47.34000; -95.20972
Stumpghes Rapids Road
State Forest Road (gravel)
Mississippi Headwaters State Forest 47°23′56″N95°08′52″W / 47.39889°N 95.14778°W / 47.39889; -95.14778
County 5 (MN).svg CSAH 5 (Centerline Rd SW)6 miles (9.7 km) south of Solway 47°26′00″N95°07′49″W / 47.43333°N 95.13028°W / 47.43333; -95.13028
County 7 (MN).svg CSAH 7 (Becida Rd)6½ miles southwest of Bemidji 47°26′7″N94°59′55″W / 47.43528°N 94.99861°W / 47.43528; -94.99861
Fern Lake Road SW4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Bemidji 47°27′11″N94°56′56″W / 47.45306°N 94.94889°W / 47.45306; -94.94889
County 11 (MN).svg CSAH 11 (Carr Lake SW)2½ miles south of Bemidji 47°26′11″N94°53′38″W / 47.43639°N 94.89389°W / 47.43639; -94.89389 (Highway Bridge)
US 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
Yellowhead Rd. SE 47°26′46″N94°53′17″W / 47.44611°N 94.88806°W / 47.44611; -94.88806
BNSF Railway Bemidji 47°27′59″N94°52′45″W / 47.46639°N 94.87917°W / 47.46639; -94.87917
Former Soo Line Railroad (abandoned) 47°28′00″N94°52′43″W / 47.46667°N 94.87861°W / 47.46667; -94.87861
Midway Drive (closed) 47°28′01″N94°52′42″W / 47.46694°N 94.87833°W / 47.46694; -94.87833 (Old Midway Drive Bridge)
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
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)
Lake Avenue 47°29′30″N94°49′56″W / 47.49167°N 94.83222°W / 47.49167; -94.83222
Power Dam Road7 miles (11 km) east of Bemidji 47°28′58″N94°43′39″W / 47.48278°N 94.72750°W / 47.48278; -94.72750
County 8 (MN).svg CSAH 8 (Roosevelt Road) 47°27′12″N94°42′41″W / 47.45333°N 94.71139°W / 47.45333; -94.71139
County 8 (MN).svg CSAH 8 (Roosevelt Road)9½ miles east of Bemidji 47°26′17″N94°40′19″W / 47.43806°N 94.67194°W / 47.43806; -94.67194
County 33 (MN).svg CSAH 33 (Mission Road)4 miles (6.4 km) north of Cass Lake town 47°26′01″N94°38′36″W / 47.43361°N 94.64333°W / 47.43361; -94.64333
County 39 (MN).svg CSAH 39 (Scenic Hwy)East end of Cass Lake 47°27′17″N94°28′29″W / 47.45472°N 94.47472°W / 47.45472; -94.47472
Forest Route 21712½ miles east of Beltrami County Road 39 47°26′39″N94°25′31″W / 47.44417°N 94.42528°W / 47.44417; -94.42528
Former Forest Route 2171 (demolished)1-mile (1.6 km) east of current USFS Rt. 2171 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 47°25′47″N94°03′04″W / 47.42972°N 94.05111°W / 47.42972; -94.05111
US 2.svg US 2 Ball Club 47°19′29″N93°57′35″W / 47.32472°N 93.95972°W / 47.32472; -93.95972
BNSF Railway 47°19′28″N93°57′35″W / 47.32444°N 93.95972°W / 47.32444; -93.95972
County 18 square.svgCounty 3 square.svg CSAH 18 / CSAH 3 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Ball Club 47°18′07″N93°54′06″W / 47.30194°N 93.90167°W / 47.30194; -93.90167
Days High Landing Bridge

County 18 square.svgCounty 3 square.svg CSAH 18 / CSAH 3

Morse TownshipWahnea Township (10 miles (16 km) south of Deer River) 47°15′07″N93°48′14″W / 47.25194°N 93.80389°W / 47.25194; -93.80389
MN-6.svg MN 6 West of Cohasset 47°13′45″N93°45′29″W / 47.22917°N 93.75806°W / 47.22917; -93.75806
County 62 square.svg CSAH 62 Central Avenue Cohasset 47°15′44″N93°37′22″W / 47.26222°N 93.62278°W / 47.26222; -93.62278
BNSF Grand Rapids Rail Bridge 47°15′05″N93°35′25″W / 47.25139°N 93.59028°W / 47.25139; -93.59028
Pokegama Lake Dam

Pedestrian / Bicycle

47°15′03″N93°35′15″W / 47.25083°N 93.58750°W / 47.25083; -93.58750
Verne V. Skallman Bridge

County 63 square.svg CSAH 63/Pedestrian and bicycle trail

Grand Rapids 47°14′23″N93°37′07″W / 47.23972°N 93.61861°W / 47.23972; -93.61861
US 169.svg US 169/Pokegama Avenue 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 Bridge 47°13′58″N93°31′22″W / 47.23278°N 93.52278°W / 47.23278; -93.52278
Robert K. Horn Bridge

7th Avenue East

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)

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 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)North of Jacobson 47°01′15″N93°15′46″W / 47.02083°N 93.26278°W / 47.02083; -93.26278
480th Street Bridge

MN-200 wide.svg MN 200

Jacobson 47°00′05″N93°16′07″W / 47.00139°N 93.26861°W / 47.00139; -93.26861
MN-232 wide.svg MN 232 Palisade 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

46°42′32″N93°29′11″W / 46.70889°N 93.48639°W / 46.70889; -93.48639
US 169.svg US 169 About 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Aitkin 46°39′04″N93°36′45″W / 46.65111°N 93.61250°W / 46.65111; -93.61250
410th Avenue Aitkin 46°32′26″N93°42′27″W / 46.54056°N 93.70750°W / 46.54056; -93.70750
MN-6.svg MN 6 East of Wolford 46°32′39″N93°57′22″W / 46.54417°N 93.95611°W / 46.54417; -93.95611
County 3 square.svg CSAH 3, formerly MN-25.svg MN 25 North of Brainerd 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 46°21′29″N94°12′41″W / 46.35806°N 94.21139°W / 46.35806; -94.21139
Brainerd Rail Bridge

BNSF Railroad

46°21′23″N94°12′38″W / 46.35639°N 94.21056°W / 46.35639; -94.21056
Laurel Street Bridge 46°21′20″N94°12′37″W / 46.35556°N 94.21028°W / 46.35556; -94.21028
College Drive Bridge 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 46°18′46″N94°16′3″W / 46.31278°N 94.26750°W / 46.31278; -94.26750

Crow Wing River to Minneapolis–Saint Paul

CrossingCarriesLocationMiles above
the Ohio
Coordinates
Camp Ripley Bridge MN-115 wide.svg MN 115 North of Little Falls 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 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 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) 45°58′38″N94°22′06″W / 45.97722°N 94.36833°W / 45.97722; -94.36833
Little Falls South Rail Bridge BNSF Railroad 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 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 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 45°44′52″N94°15′42″W / 45.74778°N 94.26167°W / 45.74778; -94.26167
Old Sartell Bridge Utility lines Sartell 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 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 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) 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
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 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 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 45°33′40″N94°09′07″W / 45.56111°N 94.15194°W / 45.56111; -94.15194
University Bridge University Drive 45°32′56.5″N94°08′51″W / 45.549028°N 94.14750°W / 45.549028; -94.14750

Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area

CrossingCarriesLocationMiles above
the Ohio
Coordinates
Highway 24 Bridge Demolished, formerly MN-24.svg MN 24 Clearwater 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
Highway 25 Bridge MN-25.svg MN 25 Monticello 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) OtsegoElk River 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 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 AnokaChamplin 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 ParkCoon Rapids 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 ~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 CenterFridley ~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 ~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 ~857.6 45°01′56″N93°17′00″W / 45.03222°N 93.28333°W / 45.03222; -93.28333
Lowry Avenue Bridge Lowry Avenue~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 ~855.8 45°00′16″N93°16′28″W / 45.00444°N 93.27444°W / 45.00444; -93.27444
Broadway Avenue Bridge Broadway Avenue~855.4 44°59′56″N93°16′31″W / 44.99889°N 93.27528°W / 44.99889; -93.27528
Plymouth Avenue Bridge Plymouth Avenue~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] ~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]
~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] ~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~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~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~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~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~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~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~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)~853.5
Lower Saint Anthony Falls Lock and dam restricted catwalk~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
~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 ~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~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~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
~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 ~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~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~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 MinneapolisSt. Paul ~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~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 PaulFort Snelling ~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 PaulLilydale,~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 ~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~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~839.5 44°56′34″N93°05′31″W / 44.94278°N 93.09194°W / 44.94278; -93.09194
Wabasha Street Bridge Wabasha Street~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 ~839.3 44°56′39″N93°05′18″W / 44.94417°N 93.08833°W / 44.94417; -93.08833
Robert Street Bridge Robert Street~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 ~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 PaulWest Saint Paul ~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. PaulNewport ~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 HeightsSaint Paul park ~830.3 44°51′12″N93°00′32″W / 44.85333°N 93.00889°W / 44.85333; -93.00889
Hastings High Bridge Demolished Hastings ~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 ~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)~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 (Wisconsin Channel)US 63.svg US 63 Red WingTrenton ~792.6 44°35′18″N92°32′36″W / 44.58833°N 92.54333°W / 44.58833; -92.54333
Red Wing Mississippi River Bridge.jpg Red Wing Bridge (Minnesota Channel)~790.6 44°34′12″N92°32′02″W / 44.57000°N 92.53389°W / 44.57000; -92.53389
Wabasha Rail Bridge Demolished Railroad WabashaNelson ~762.6 44°24′02″N92°04′17″W / 44.40056°N 92.07139°W / 44.40056; -92.07139
ReflectedWabashaNelsonBridge.JPG Wabasha–Nelson Bridge MN-60.svgWIS 25.svg MN 60  / WIS 25 ~760.2 44°25′09″N92°01′58″W / 44.41917°N 92.03278°W / 44.41917; -92.03278
Winona, Minnesota 5.jpg Main Channel Bridge MN-43.svgWIS 54.svg MN 43  / WIS 54 WinonaBuffalo ~725.8 44°03′26″N91°38′24″W / 44.05722°N 91.64000°W / 44.05722; -91.64000
North Channel Bridge.jpg North Channel Bridge
Winona Rail Bridge Demolished Railroad~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 Demolished Railroad~723.9 44°02′41″N91°36′24″W / 44.04472°N 91.60667°W / 44.04472; -91.60667
I 90 bridge.jpg I-90 Mississippi River Bridge I-90.svg I-90 Dresbach TownshipCampbell ~701.8 43°51′28″N91°17′57″W / 43.85778°N 91.29917°W / 43.85778; -91.29917
La Crosse rail bridge.jpg La Crosse Rail Bridge Canadian Pacific Railway La Crescent–Campbell~699.8 43°49′59″N91°16′54″W / 43.83306°N 91.28167°W / 43.83306; -91.28167
La Crosse aerial photo of bridge and downtown.jpg Mississippi River Bridge (Main Channel)US 14.svgUS 61.svgMN-16.svgWIS 16.svg US 14  / US 61  / MN 16  / WIS 16 La Crescent–La Crosse ~697.5 43°48′33″N91°15′34″W / 43.80917°N 91.25944°W / 43.80917; -91.25944
Bridge on Mississippi River between Minnesota and Wisconsin.JPG La Crosse West Channel Bridge (West Channel)

Iowa–Wisconsin

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

Iowa–Illinois

CrossingCarriesLocationMiles above
the Ohio
Coordinates
Dubuque rail bridge.jpg Dubuque Rail Bridge Canadian National Railway Dubuque Subdivision

former Illinois Central Railroad (with Chicago Great Western Railway crossing rights)

DubuqueEast Dubuque 580 42°29′55″N90°39′01″W / 42.49861°N 90.65028°W / 42.49861; -90.65028 (Dubugue Rail Bridge)
Dubuque Iowa Julien Dubuque Bridge.jpg Julien Dubuque Bridge US 20.svg US 20 ~579.5 42°29′30″N90°39′22″W / 42.49167°N 90.65611°W / 42.49167; -90.65611 (Julien Dubuque Bridge)
Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge.jpg Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge US 52.svgElongated circle 64.svgIllinois 64.svg US 52  / Iowa 64  / IL 64 Union TownshipSavanna 537.7 42°06′15″N90°09′38″W / 42.10417°N 90.16056°W / 42.10417; -90.16056
MSRiverBridgeSavannaSabulaMay2004.jpg Savanna–Sabula Bridge (Historical)US 52.svgElongated circle 64.svgIllinois 64.svg US 52  / Iowa 64  / IL 64 537.7 42°06′15″N90°09′38″W / 42.10417°N 90.16056°W / 42.10417; -90.16056
Sabula Rail Bridge 2018 03.jpg Sabula Rail Bridge Canadian Pacific Chicago Subdivision

former Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern Railroad, Milwaukee Road

SabulaSavanna Township 535 42°03′51″N90°09′58″W / 42.06417°N 90.16611°W / 42.06417; -90.16611 (Sabula Rail Bridge)
Bridge Mississippi River Illinois Iowa Route 136 Fulton Illinois.jpg Mark Morris Memorial Bridge Elongated circle 136.svgIllinois 136.svg Iowa 136  / IL 136 ClintonFulton 520 41°51′53″N90°10′23″W / 41.86472°N 90.17306°W / 41.86472; -90.17306
Gateway Bridge Illinois-Iowa.jpg Gateway Bridge US 30.svg US 30 Clinton–Garden Plain Township ~518 41°50′16″N90°11′02″W / 41.83778°N 90.18389°W / 41.83778; -90.18389
Clinton Railroad Bridge 03.jpg Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge Union Pacific Railroad Geneva Subdivision
former Chicago and North Western Railway
518 41°50′11″N90°11′05″W / 41.83639°N 90.18472°W / 41.83639; -90.18472
I-80 Bridge.jpg Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge I-80.svg I-80 LeClaireHampton Township ~495.5 41°34′49″N90°21′54″W / 41.58028°N 90.36500°W / 41.58028; -90.36500
2022 I-74 Bridge 08.jpg I-74 Bridge / Iowa–Illinois Memorial BridgeI-74.svgUS 6.svg I-74  / US 6 BettendorfMoline ~485 41°31′12″N90°30′48″W / 41.52000°N 90.51333°W / 41.52000; -90.51333
Government Bridge.jpg Government Bridge Iowa Interstate Railroad Iowa City Subdivision

former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

DavenportRock Island Arsenal 483 41°31′09″N90°34′01″W / 41.51917°N 90.56694°W / 41.51917; -90.56694
Rock Island Centennial Bridge 2012.jpg Rock Island Centennial Bridge US 67.svg US 67 Davenport–Rock Island 482 41°30′54″N90°34′54″W / 41.51500°N 90.58167°W / 41.51500; -90.58167
Crescent Rail Bridge 2023.jpg Crescent Rail Bridge BNSF Railway

former Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railroad

~481.5 41°30′42″N90°35′41″W / 41.51167°N 90.59472°W / 41.51167; -90.59472
I-280 Bridge.jpg Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge I-280.svg I-280 Davenport–Blackhawk Township ~478.3 41°28′45″N90°37′56″W / 41.47917°N 90.63222°W / 41.47917; -90.63222
Muscatine-ia-bridge 2.jpg Norbert F. Beckey Bridge Elongated circle 92.svgIllinois 92.svg Iowa 92  / IL 92 MuscatineDrury Township 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

Eliot TownshipKeithsburg 428 41°06′18″N90°57′10″W / 41.10500°N 90.95278°W / 41.10500; -90.95278
Great River Bridge.jpg Great River Bridge US 34.svg US 34 BurlingtonGulf Port 404 40°48′43″N91°05′44″W / 40.81194°N 91.09556°W / 40.81194; -91.09556
Burlington Lift Span Open.JPG Burlington Rail Bridge BNSF Railway Ottumwa Subdivision

former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

403 40°47′55″N91°05′31″W / 40.79861°N 91.09194°W / 40.79861; -91.09194
Fort Madison BridgeP6081275.JPG Fort Madison Toll Bridge Illinois 9.svg IL 9
BNSF Railway Chillicothe Subdivision

former Santa Fe Railway

Fort MadisonNiota ~384 40°37′37″N91°17′45″W / 40.62694°N 91.29583°W / 40.62694; -91.29583
GENERAL VIEW FROM UPSTREAM ON THE IOWA SHORE, LOOKING S. PHOTOGRAPHER- SARAH J. DENNETT - Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Keokuk, Lee County, IA HAER IOWA,56-KEOK,1-1 cut.jpg Keokuk Rail Bridge Keokuk Junction Railway

former Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad

KeokukHamilton ~364.1 40°23′28″N91°22′24″W / 40.39111°N 91.37333°W / 40.39111; -91.37333
Keokukbridge.jpg Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge US 136.svg US 136 ~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 Memorial Bridge & Quincy Bayview Bridge 2009 (cut).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)formerly Burlington Northern

(Demolished 1988)

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 66

formerly 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 March 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Weeks, John. "East Channel Railroad Bridge BNSF Railroad Mississippi River Crossing" . Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  4. http://www.johnweeks.com/river_mississippi/pagesA/umissA12.html
  5. "Grafton Ferry Passenger Information". Great Rivers & Routes. Retrieved February 10, 2024.