List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

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.

Minnesota

Headwaters to Crow Wing River

Crossing Location Miles above
the Ohio 		Coordinates
Lake Itasca – Source of the Mississippi 47°14′23″N 95°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″N 95°12′28″W / 47.23972°N 95.20778°W / 47.23972; -95.20778
Log bridge
Footbridge 47°14′22″N 95°12′33″W / 47.23944°N 95.20917°W / 47.23944; -95.20917
Footbridge (accessible) 47°14′24″N 95°12′35″W / 47.24000°N 95.20972°W / 47.24000; -95.20972
Hiking / Bicycle path 47°14′27″N 95°12′32″W / 47.24083°N 95.20889°W / 47.24083; -95.20889
CSAH 117 (Wilderness Drive) 47°14′36″N 95°12′39″W / 47.24333°N 95.21083°W / 47.24333; -95.21083 (Road Bridge (Clearwater County Road 117–Wilderness Drive))
MN 200 Just north of Itasca S.P. 47°15′12″N 95°13′32″W / 47.25333°N 95.22556°W / 47.25333; -95.22556 (Highway Bridge)
CSAH 37 6½ miles east of Zerkel 47°18′40″N 95°14′48″W / 47.31111°N 95.24667°W / 47.31111; -95.24667
CSAH 2 (Great River Road) 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Alida 47°19′34″N 95°13′29″W / 47.32611°N 95.22472°W / 47.32611; -95.22472
CSAH 40 7 miles (11 km) west of Becida 47°20′24″N 95°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″N 95°08′52″W / 47.39889°N 95.14778°W / 47.39889; -95.14778
CSAH 5 (Centerline Rd SW) 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Solway 47°26′00″N 95°07′49″W / 47.43333°N 95.13028°W / 47.43333; -95.13028
CSAH 7 (Becida Rd) 6½ miles southwest of Bemidji 47°26′7″N 94°59′55″W / 47.43528°N 94.99861°W / 47.43528; -94.99861
Fern Lake Road SW 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Bemidji 47°27′11″N 94°56′56″W / 47.45306°N 94.94889°W / 47.45306; -94.94889
CSAH 11 (Carr Lake SW) 2½ miles south of Bemidji 47°26′11″N 94°53′38″W / 47.43639°N 94.89389°W / 47.43639; -94.89389 (Highway Bridge)
US 2 / US 71 Just southwest of Bemidji 47°26′44″N 94°53′20″W / 47.44556°N 94.88889°W / 47.44556; -94.88889
Yellowhead Rd. SE 47°26′46″N 94°53′17″W / 47.44611°N 94.88806°W / 47.44611; -94.88806
BNSF Railway Bemidji 47°27′59″N 94°52′45″W / 47.46639°N 94.87917°W / 47.46639; -94.87917
Former Soo Line Railroad (abandoned) 47°28′00″N 94°52′43″W / 47.46667°N 94.87861°W / 47.46667; -94.87861
Midway Drive (closed) 47°28′01″N 94°52′42″W / 47.46694°N 94.87833°W / 47.46694; -94.87833 (Old Midway Drive Bridge)
MN 197 (Paul Bunyan Drive) 47°28′03″N 94°52′43″W / 47.46750°N 94.87861°W / 47.46750; -94.87861
Paul Bunyan State Trail
Former Northern Pacific Railway 		47°29′30″N 94°50′04″W / 47.49167°N 94.83444°W / 47.49167; -94.83444 (Rail Bridge)
Lake Avenue 47°29′30″N 94°49′56″W / 47.49167°N 94.83222°W / 47.49167; -94.83222
Power Dam Road 7 miles (11 km) east of Bemidji 47°28′58″N 94°43′39″W / 47.48278°N 94.72750°W / 47.48278; -94.72750
CSAH 8 (Roosevelt Road) 47°27′12″N 94°42′41″W / 47.45333°N 94.71139°W / 47.45333; -94.71139
CSAH 8 (Roosevelt Road) 9½ miles east of Bemidji 47°26′17″N 94°40′19″W / 47.43806°N 94.67194°W / 47.43806; -94.67194
CSAH 33 (Mission Road) 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Cass Lake town 47°26′01″N 94°38′36″W / 47.43361°N 94.64333°W / 47.43361; -94.64333
CSAH 39 (Scenic Hwy) East end of Cass Lake 47°27′17″N 94°28′29″W / 47.45472°N 94.47472°W / 47.45472; -94.47472
Forest Route 2171 2½ miles east of Beltrami County Road 39 47°26′39″N 94°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″N 94°24′57″W / 47.44528°N 94.41583°W / 47.44528; -94.41583
Winnibigoshish Lake Dam

CSAH 9 / CSAH 9

About 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Deer River 47°25′47″N 94°03′04″W / 47.42972°N 94.05111°W / 47.42972; -94.05111
US 2 Ball Club 47°19′29″N 93°57′35″W / 47.32472°N 93.95972°W / 47.32472; -93.95972
BNSF Railway 47°19′28″N 93°57′35″W / 47.32444°N 93.95972°W / 47.32444; -93.95972
CSAH 18 / CSAH 3 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Ball Club 47°18′07″N 93°54′06″W / 47.30194°N 93.90167°W / 47.30194; -93.90167
Days High Landing Bridge

CSAH 18 / CSAH 3

Morse Township–Wahnea Township (10 miles (16 km) south of Deer River) 47°15′07″N 93°48′14″W / 47.25194°N 93.80389°W / 47.25194; -93.80389
MN 6 West of Cohasset 47°13′45″N 93°45′29″W / 47.22917°N 93.75806°W / 47.22917; -93.75806
CSAH 62 Central Avenue Cohasset 47°15′44″N 93°37′22″W / 47.26222°N 93.62278°W / 47.26222; -93.62278
BNSF Grand Rapids Rail Spur Bridge 47°15′05″N 93°35′25″W / 47.25139°N 93.59028°W / 47.25139; -93.59028
Pokegama Dam

Pedestrian / Bicycle

47°15′03″N 93°35′15″W / 47.25083°N 93.58750°W / 47.25083; -93.58750
Verne V. Skallman Bridge

CSAH 63/Pedestrian and bicycle trail

Grand Rapids 47°14′23″N 93°37′07″W / 47.23972°N 93.61861°W / 47.23972; -93.61861
US 169/Pokegama Avenue 47°13′56″N 93°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″N 93°31′22″W / 47.23278°N 93.52278°W / 47.23278; -93.52278
Robert K. Horn Bridge

7th Avenue East

47°13′50″N 93°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″N 93°30′43″W / 47.22889°N 93.51194°W / 47.22889; -93.51194 (Bill Powers Memorial Trail Bridge)
Blackberry Bridge

CSAH 91/Bluebird Drive (Formerly CSAH 441)

Blackberry Township 47°10′28″N 93°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″N 93°15′46″W / 47.02083°N 93.26278°W / 47.02083; -93.26278
480th Street Bridge

MN 200

Jacobson 47°00′05″N 93°16′07″W / 47.00139°N 93.26861°W / 47.00139; -93.26861
MN 232 Palisade 46°42′33″N 93°29′04″W / 46.70917°N 93.48444°W / 46.70917; -93.48444
Palisade Rail Bridge

Soo Line North ATV Trail

46°42′32″N 93°29′11″W / 46.70889°N 93.48639°W / 46.70889; -93.48639
US 169 About 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Aitkin 46°39′04″N 93°36′45″W / 46.65111°N 93.61250°W / 46.65111; -93.61250
410th Avenue Aitkin 46°32′26″N 93°42′27″W / 46.54056°N 93.70750°W / 46.54056; -93.70750
MN 6 East of Wolford 46°32′39″N 93°57′22″W / 46.54417°N 93.95611°W / 46.54417; -93.95611
CSAH 3, formerly MN 25 North of Brainerd 46°22′59″N 94°10′35″W / 46.38306°N 94.17639°W / 46.38306; -94.17639
Washington Street Bridge

MN 210

Brainerd 46°21′29″N 94°12′41″W / 46.35806°N 94.21139°W / 46.35806; -94.21139
Brainerd Rail Bridge

BNSF Railroad

46°21′23″N 94°12′38″W / 46.35639°N 94.21056°W / 46.35639; -94.21056
Laurel Street Bridge 46°21′20″N 94°12′37″W / 46.35556°N 94.21028°W / 46.35556; -94.21028
College Drive Bridge 46°20′55″N 94°12′28″W / 46.34861°N 94.20778°W / 46.34861; -94.20778
Minnesota Highway 371 Bridge

MN 371

South of Baxter 46°18′46″N 94°16′3″W / 46.31278°N 94.26750°W / 46.31278; -94.26750

Crow Wing River to Minneapolis–Saint Paul

Crossing Carries Location Miles above
the Ohio 		Coordinates
Camp Ripley Bridge MN 115 North of Little Falls 46°04′28″N 94°20′06″W / 46.07444°N 94.33500°W / 46.07444; -94.33500
United States Highway 10 Bridge US 10 46°00′00″N 94°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″N 94°21′43″W / 45.98528°N 94.36194°W / 45.98528; -94.36194
Broadway Bridge (Little Falls) MN 27 (Broadway) 45°58′38″N 94°22′06″W / 45.97722°N 94.36833°W / 45.97722; -94.36833
Little Falls South Rail Bridge BNSF Railroad 45°58′12″N 94°22′11″W / 45.97000°N 94.36972°W / 45.97000; -94.36972
Soo Line Rail Bridge at Blanchard Dam Pedestrian/Bike/ATV Trail Northeast of Bowlus 45°51′37″N 94°21′35″W / 45.86028°N 94.35972°W / 45.86028; -94.35972
Nature Road Bridge CSAH 26 (Nature Road) West of Royalton 45°49′32″N 94°21′24″W / 45.82556°N 94.35667°W / 45.82556; -94.35667
125th Street Bridge CSAH 1 / CSAH 2 (125th Street NW) West of Rice 45°44′52″N 94°15′42″W / 45.74778°N 94.26167°W / 45.74778; -94.26167
Old Sartell Bridge Utility lines Sartell 45°37′05″N 94°12′11″W / 45.61806°N 94.20306°W / 45.61806; -94.20306
Sartell Bridge CSAH 29 / CSAH 78 45°36′58″N 94°12′05″W / 45.61611°N 94.20139°W / 45.61611; -94.20139
Bridge of Hope MN 15 Sauk Rapids 45°35′54″N 94°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″N 94°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″N 94°10′10″W / 45.58639°N 94.16944°W / 45.58639; -94.16944
St. Cloud Rail Bridge BNSF Railway St. Cloud 45°33′50″N 94°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″N 94°09′22″W / 45.56306°N 94.15611°W / 45.56306; -94.15611
Granite City Crossing MN 23 45°33′40″N 94°09′07″W / 45.56111°N 94.15194°W / 45.56111; -94.15194
University Bridge University Drive 45°32′56.5″N 94°08′51″W / 45.549028°N 94.14750°W / 45.549028; -94.14750

Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area

Crossing Carries Location Miles above
the Ohio 		Coordinates
Highway 24 Bridge Demolished, formerly MN 24 Clearwater 45°25′04″N 94°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 Monticello 45°18′31″N 93°47′29″W / 45.30861°N 93.79139°W / 45.30861; -93.79139
Parrish Avenue Bridge CSAH 42 (Parrish Avenue) Otsego–Elk River 45°18′06″N 93°33′56″W / 45.30167°N 93.56556°W / 45.30167; -93.56556
Betty Adkins Bridge MN 101 45°17′19″N 93°33′29″W / 45.28861°N 93.55806°W / 45.28861; -93.55806
Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge US 169 Anoka–Champlin 45°11′30″N 93°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–Coon Rapids 45°08′37.64″N 93°18′41.77″W / 45.1437889°N 93.3116028°W / 45.1437889; -93.3116028
Richard P. Braun Bridge MN 610 ~865 45°07′45″N 93°17′57″W / 45.12917°N 93.29917°W / 45.12917; -93.29917
I-694 Bridge I-694 Brooklyn Center–Fridley ~860.4 45°04′09″N 93°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″N 93°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″N 93°17′00″W / 45.03222°N 93.28333°W / 45.03222; -93.28333
Lowry Avenue Bridge Lowry Avenue ~856.4 45°00′47″N 93°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″N 93°16′28″W / 45.00444°N 93.27444°W / 45.00444; -93.27444
Broadway Avenue Bridge Broadway Avenue ~855.4 44°59′56″N 93°16′31″W / 44.99889°N 93.27528°W / 44.99889; -93.27528
Plymouth Avenue Bridge Plymouth Avenue ~855 44°59′35″N 93°16′23″W / 44.99306°N 93.27306°W / 44.99306; -93.27306
Wisconsin Central Boom Island Rail Bridge Pedestrian and Bicycle traffic – North end of Nicollet Island to Boom Island Park[2] ~854.7 44°59′27″N 93°15′56″W / 44.99083°N 93.26556°W / 44.99083; -93.26556
Curved Wisconsin Central Rail Bridge Abandoned Wisconsin Central Railway over East channel connecting via
former tracks on Nicollet Island to Boom Island bridge[3] 		~854.5 44°59′20.5″N 93°15′42″W / 44.989028°N 93.26167°W / 44.989028; -93.26167
BNSF East Channel Rail Bridge BNSF Railway over Nicollet Island East channel[3] ~854.5 44°59′20″N 93°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″N 93°15′57″W / 44.98778°N 93.26583°W / 44.98778; -93.26583
First Avenue Bridge First Avenue over river channel East of Nicollet Island ~854.4 44°59′14″N 93°15′38″W / 44.98722°N 93.26056°W / 44.98722; -93.26056
East Hennepin Avenue Bridge East Hennepin Avenue over river channel East of Nicollet Island ~854.3 44°59′12″N 93°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″N 93°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″N 93°15′34″W / 44.98583°N 93.25944°W / 44.98583; -93.25944
Third Avenue Bridge MN 65/Central Avenue SE/Third Avenue S ~854.1 44°58′58″N 93°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″N 93°15′13″W / 44.98083°N 93.25361°W / 44.98083; -93.25361
Tenth Avenue (Wagon) Bridge 10th Avenue South to 6th Avenue Southeast (demolished) ~853.5
Lower Saint Anthony Falls Lock and dam restricted catwalk ~853.3 44°58′44″N 93°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 		~853.2 44°58′44″N 93°14′42″W / 44.97889°N 93.24500°W / 44.97889; -93.24500
I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge I-35W ~853.2 44°58′44″N 93°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″N 93°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″N 93°14′28″W / 44.97778°N 93.24111°W / 44.97778; -93.24111
Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis) Lower Deck: CSAH 122/Washington Avenue and METRO Green Line light rail
Upper Deck: Pedestrian and bicycle 		~852.6 44°58′24″N 93°14′21″W / 44.97333°N 93.23917°W / 44.97333; -93.23917
Dartmouth Bridge I-94 ~851.7 44°57′58″N 93°13′33″W / 44.96611°N 93.22583°W / 44.96611; -93.22583
Franklin Avenue Bridge CSAH 5/E Franklin Avenue ~851.5 44°57′50″N 93°13′22″W / 44.96389°N 93.22278°W / 44.96389; -93.22278
Short Line Bridge Canadian Pacific Railway ~850.7 44°57′22″N 93°12′45″W / 44.95611°N 93.21250°W / 44.95611; -93.21250
Lake Street-Marshall Bridge Lake Street and Marshall Avenue Minneapolis–St. Paul ~849.9 44°56′54″N 93°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″N 93°12′05″W / 44.91778°N 93.20139°W / 44.91778; -93.20139
Fort Road Bridge MN 5 Saint Paul–Fort Snelling ~845.6 44°53′40″N 93°10′54″W / 44.89444°N 93.18167°W / 44.89444; -93.18167
Lexington Bridge I-35E Saint Paul–Lilydale, ~843.3 44°54′16″N 93°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″N 93°07′02″W / 44.92333°N 93.11722°W / 44.92333; -93.11722
High Bridge (St. Paul) MN 149/Smith Ave ~840.5 44°56′00″N 93°06′16″W / 44.93333°N 93.10444°W / 44.93333; -93.10444
Raspberry Island Bridge Vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians over south channel of Raspberry Island ~839.5 44°56′34″N 93°05′31″W / 44.94278°N 93.09194°W / 44.94278; -93.09194
Wabasha Street Bridge Wabasha Street ~839.5 44°56′34″N 93°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″N 93°05′18″W / 44.94417°N 93.08833°W / 44.94417; -93.08833
Robert Street Bridge Robert Street ~839.2 44°56′38.13″N 93°05′14.65″W / 44.9439250°N 93.0874028°W / 44.9439250; -93.0874028
Lafayette Bridge US 52 ~838.8 44°56′48″N 93°04′45″W / 44.94667°N 93.07917°W / 44.94667; -93.07917
St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge Union Pacific Railroad Saint Paul–West Saint Paul ~835.6 44°55′07″N 93°02′03″W / 44.91861°N 93.03417°W / 44.91861; -93.03417
Wakota Bridge I-494 South St. Paul–Newport ~832.4 44°52′59″N 93°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–Saint Paul park ~830.3 44°51′12″N 93°00′32″W / 44.85333°N 93.00889°W / 44.85333; -93.00889
Hastings High Bridge Demolished Hastings ~814 44°44′47″N 92°51′10″W / 44.74639°N 92.85278°W / 44.74639; -92.85278
Hastings Bridge US 61 ~814 44°44′48.48″N 92°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″N 92°50′52″W / 44.74667°N 92.84778°W / 44.74667; -92.84778

Minnesota–Wisconsin

Crossing Carries Location Miles above
the Ohio 		Coordinates
Lloyd Spriggle Memorial Bridge (Wisconsin Channel) US 63 Red Wing–Trenton ~792.6 44°35′18″N 92°32′36″W / 44.58833°N 92.54333°W / 44.58833; -92.54333
Red Wing Bridge (Minnesota Channel) ~790.6 44°34′12″N 92°32′02″W / 44.57000°N 92.53389°W / 44.57000; -92.53389
Wabasha Rail Bridge Demolished Railroad Wabasha–Nelson ~762.6 44°24′02″N 92°04′17″W / 44.40056°N 92.07139°W / 44.40056; -92.07139
Wabasha–Nelson Bridge MN 60 / WIS 25 ~760.2 44°25′09″N 92°01′58″W / 44.41917°N 92.03278°W / 44.41917; -92.03278
Main Channel Bridge MN 43 / WIS 54 Winona–Buffalo ~725.8 44°03′26″N 91°38′24″W / 44.05722°N 91.64000°W / 44.05722; -91.64000
North Channel Bridge
Winona Rail Bridge Demolished Railroad ~725.7 44°03′30″N 91°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″N 91°36′24″W / 44.04472°N 91.60667°W / 44.04472; -91.60667
I-90 Mississippi River Bridge I-90 Dresbach Township–Campbell ~701.8 43°51′28″N 91°17′57″W / 43.85778°N 91.29917°W / 43.85778; -91.29917
La Crosse Rail Bridge Canadian Pacific Railway La Crescent–Campbell ~699.8 43°49′59″N 91°16′54″W / 43.83306°N 91.28167°W / 43.83306; -91.28167
Mississippi River Bridge (Main Channel) US 14 / US 61 / MN 16 / WIS 16 La Crescent–La Crosse ~697.5 43°48′33″N 91°15′34″W / 43.80917°N 91.25944°W / 43.80917; -91.25944
La Crosse West Channel Bridge (West Channel)

Iowa–Wisconsin

Crossing Photo Carries Location Miles above the Ohio Coordinates
Black Hawk Bridge Edit this on WikidataIowa Highway 9, Wisconsin Highway 82Lansing, Freeman663.4🌍
Pile–Pontoon Railroad Bridge Edit this on WikidataDemolished railroadMarquette, Prairie du Chien634.7🌍
Marquette–Joliet Bridge Edit this on WikidataU.S. Route 18, Wisconsin Highway 60Marquette, Prairie du Chien634.7🌍
Cassville Car Ferry Edit this on WikidataAutomotive / bicycle / pedestrianBuena Vista Township, Cassville607🌍
Eagle Point Bridge Edit this on WikidataU.S. Route 61, U.S. Route 151 (demolished)Dubuque, Jamestown582.8[4]🌍
Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge Edit this on WikidataU.S. Route 61, U.S. Route 151Dubuque, Jamestown581🌍

Iowa–Illinois

Crossing Carries Location Miles above
the Ohio 		Coordinates
Dubuque Rail Bridge Canadian National Railway Dubuque Subdivision

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

Dubuque–East Dubuque 580 42°29′55″N 90°39′01″W / 42.49861°N 90.65028°W / 42.49861; -90.65028 (Dubugue Rail Bridge)
Julien Dubuque Bridge US 20 ~579.5 42°29′30″N 90°39′22″W / 42.49167°N 90.65611°W / 42.49167; -90.65611 (Julien Dubuque Bridge)
Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge US 52 / Iowa 64 / IL 64 Union Township–Savanna 537.7 42°06′15″N 90°09′38″W / 42.10417°N 90.16056°W / 42.10417; -90.16056
Savanna–Sabula Bridge (Historical) US 52 / Iowa 64 / IL 64 537.7 42°06′15″N 90°09′38″W / 42.10417°N 90.16056°W / 42.10417; -90.16056
Sabula Rail Bridge Canadian Pacific Chicago Subdivision

former Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern Railroad, Milwaukee Road

Sabula–Savanna Township 535 42°03′51″N 90°09′58″W / 42.06417°N 90.16611°W / 42.06417; -90.16611 (Sabula Rail Bridge)
Mark Morris Memorial Bridge Iowa 136 / IL 136 Clinton–Fulton 520 41°51′53″N 90°10′23″W / 41.86472°N 90.17306°W / 41.86472; -90.17306
Gateway Bridge US 30 Clinton–Garden Plain Township ~518 41°50′16″N 90°11′02″W / 41.83778°N 90.18389°W / 41.83778; -90.18389
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge Union Pacific Railroad Geneva Subdivision
former Chicago and North Western Railway 		518 41°50′11″N 90°11′05″W / 41.83639°N 90.18472°W / 41.83639; -90.18472
Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge I-80 LeClaire–Hampton Township ~495.5 41°34′49″N 90°21′54″W / 41.58028°N 90.36500°W / 41.58028; -90.36500
I-74 Bridge / Iowa–Illinois Memorial Bridge I-74 / US 6 Bettendorf–Moline ~485 41°31′12″N 90°30′48″W / 41.52000°N 90.51333°W / 41.52000; -90.51333
Government Bridge Iowa Interstate Railroad Iowa City Subdivision

former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

Davenport–Rock Island Arsenal 483 41°31′09″N 90°34′01″W / 41.51917°N 90.56694°W / 41.51917; -90.56694
Rock Island Centennial Bridge US 67 Davenport–Rock Island 482 41°30′54″N 90°34′54″W / 41.51500°N 90.58167°W / 41.51500; -90.58167
Crescent Rail Bridge BNSF Railway

former Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railroad

~481.5 41°30′42″N 90°35′41″W / 41.51167°N 90.59472°W / 41.51167; -90.59472
Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge I-280 Davenport–Blackhawk Township ~478.3 41°28′45″N 90°37′56″W / 41.47917°N 90.63222°W / 41.47917; -90.63222
Norbert F. Beckey Bridge Iowa 92 / IL 92 Muscatine–Drury Township 456 41°25′21″N 91°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 Township–Keithsburg 428 41°06′18″N 90°57′10″W / 41.10500°N 90.95278°W / 41.10500; -90.95278
Great River Bridge US 34 Burlington–Gulf Port 404 40°48′43″N 91°05′44″W / 40.81194°N 91.09556°W / 40.81194; -91.09556
Burlington Rail Bridge BNSF Railway Ottumwa Subdivision

former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

403 40°47′55″N 91°05′31″W / 40.79861°N 91.09194°W / 40.79861; -91.09194
Fort Madison Toll Bridge IL 9
BNSF Railway Chillicothe Subdivision

former Santa Fe Railway

Fort Madison–Niota ~384 40°37′37″N 91°17′45″W / 40.62694°N 91.29583°W / 40.62694; -91.29583
Keokuk Rail Bridge Keokuk Junction Railway

former Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad

Keokuk–Hamilton ~364.1 40°23′28″N 91°22′24″W / 40.39111°N 91.37333°W / 40.39111; -91.37333
Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge US 136 ~363.9 40°23′25″N 91°22′24″W / 40.39028°N 91.37333°W / 40.39028; -91.37333

Missouri–Illinois

Crossing Carries Location Miles above the Ohio Coordinates
Quincy Rail Bridge BNSF Railway Brookfield Subdivision

formerly Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Fabius Township–Quincy 328 39°56′30″N 91°25′51″W / 39.94167°N 91.43083°W / 39.94167; -91.43083
Bayview Bridge US 24 westbound 327 39°56′00″N 91°25′17″W / 39.93333°N 91.42139°W / 39.93333; -91.42139
Quincy Memorial Bridge US 24 eastbound 327 39°55′53″N 91°25′14″W / 39.93139°N 91.42056°W / 39.93139; -91.42056
Wabash Bridge Norfolk Southern Railway Springfield–Hannibal District

formerly Wabash Railroad

Hannibal–Levee Township ~309.9 39°43′27″N 91°21′44″W / 39.72417°N 91.36222°W / 39.72417; -91.36222
Mark Twain Memorial Bridge I-72 / US 36 ~309.5 39°43′13″N 91°21′30″W / 39.72028°N 91.35833°W / 39.72028; -91.35833
Old Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (Historical) Demolished 309 39°42′58″N 91°21′15″W / 39.71611°N 91.35417°W / 39.71611; -91.35417
Champ Clark Bridge US 54 Louisiana–Atlas Township 283 39°27′24″N 91°02′52″W / 39.45667°N 91.04778°W / 39.45667; -91.04778
Old Champ Clark Bridge (Historical) Demolished as of 2019 283 39°27′24″N 91°02′52″W / 39.45667°N 91.04778°W / 39.45667; -91.04778
Louisiana Rail Bridge Kansas City Southern Railway Roodhouse Subdivision

formerly Alton Railroad

Louisiana–Ross Township 282 39°26′43″N 91°02′01″W / 39.44528°N 91.03361°W / 39.44528; -91.03361
Golden Eagle Ferry Automotive / pedestrian Rivers Township–Point Precinct 228 38°57′44″N 90°26′13″W / 38.96222°N 90.43694°W / 38.96222; -90.43694
Grafton Ferry Automotive / pedestrian (seasonal)[5] Rivers Township–Grafton 218 38°52′07″N 90°34′03″W / 38.86861°N 90.56750°W / 38.86861; -90.56750
Alton Bridge (Historical) formerly Burlington Northern

(Demolished 1988)

West Alton–Alton ~202.9 38°52′53″N 90°11′09″W / 38.88139°N 90.18583°W / 38.88139; -90.18583
Old Clark Bridge (Historical) Demolished
US 67 		~202.9 38°53′01″N 90°10′57″W / 38.88361°N 90.18250°W / 38.88361; -90.18250
Clark Bridge US 67 ~202.8 38°52′56″N 90°10′44″W / 38.88222°N 90.17889°W / 38.88222; -90.17889
New Chain of Rocks Bridge I-270 St. Louis–Chouteau Township ~190.8 38°45′53″N 90°10′25″W / 38.76472°N 90.17361°W / 38.76472; -90.17361
Chain of Rocks Bridge Bicycle trail

formerly US 66

~190.5 38°45′38″N 90°10′35″W / 38.76056°N 90.17639°W / 38.76056; -90.17639
Merchants Bridge Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Merchants Subdivision St. Louis–Venice ~183.3 38°40′29″N 90°11′10″W / 38.67472°N 90.18611°W / 38.67472; -90.18611
McKinley Bridge US 66

formerly Illinois Traction System interurban electric railway

~182.6 38°39′54″N 90°10′58″W / 38.66500°N 90.18278°W / 38.66500; -90.18278
Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge I-70 St. Louis–Brooklyn ~181.2 Est.38°38′40″N 90°10′42″W / 38.64444°N 90.17833°W / 38.64444; -90.17833
Martin Luther King Bridge Route 799 St. Louis–East St. Louis ~180.2 38°37′52″N 90°10′46″W / 38.63111°N 90.17944°W / 38.63111; -90.17944
Eads Bridge Washington Avenue
St. Louis MetroLink 		~180 38°37′45″N 90°10′47″W / 38.62917°N 90.17972°W / 38.62917; -90.17972
Poplar Street Bridge I-55 / I-64 / US 40 ~179.2 38°37′05″N 90°10′59″W / 38.61806°N 90.18306°W / 38.61806; -90.18306
MacArthur Bridge Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis MacArthur Bridge Subdivision ~178.8 38°36′53″N 90°11′01″W / 38.61472°N 90.18361°W / 38.61472; -90.18361
Jefferson Barracks Bridge I-255 / US 50 Mehlville–Precinct 10 ~168.8 38°29′14″N 90°16′38″W / 38.48722°N 90.27722°W / 38.48722; -90.27722
Ste. Genevieve - Modoc River Ferry Automotive / pedestrian Ste. Genevieve Township–Brewerville Precinct ~125.5 38°00′25″N 90°03′21″W / 38.00694°N 90.05583°W / 38.00694; -90.05583
Chester Bridge Route 51 / IL 150 Bois Brule Township–Chester ~109.9 37°54′11″N 89°50′11″W / 37.90306°N 89.83639°W / 37.90306; -89.83639
Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge Natural gas Brazeau Township–Grand Tower ~80.8 37°38′31″N 89°31′03″W / 37.64194°N 89.51750°W / 37.64194; -89.51750
Cape Girardeau Bridge (Historical) Demolished Cape Girardeau–McClure Precinct ~51.6 37°17′50″N 89°30′57″W / 37.29722°N 89.51583°W / 37.29722; -89.51583
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Route 34 / Route 74 / IL 146 ~51.5 37°17′43″N 89°30′57″W / 37.29528°N 89.51583°W / 37.29528; -89.51583
Thebes Bridge Union Pacific Railroad Chester Subdivision Kelso Township–Thebes ~43.6 37°13′00″N 89°28′01″W / 37.21667°N 89.46694°W / 37.21667; -89.46694
Cairo I-57 Bridge I-57 Tywappity Township–Cairo ~7.5 37°01′23″N 89°12′42″W / 37.02306°N 89.21167°W / 37.02306; -89.21167
Cairo Mississippi River Bridge US 60 / US 62 Ohio Township–Cairo ~1.5 36°58′43″N 89°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. ^ a b 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.
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