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 CrossingLocationMiles abovethe OhioCoordinatesLake Itasca – Source of the MississippiHeadwaters rock weir pedestrian fordItasca State ParkLake Itasca State Park Map at Minnesota DNRLog bridgeFootbridgeFootbridge (accessible)Hiking / Bicycle path (Wilderness Drive) Just north of Itasca S.P. 6½ miles east of Zerkel (Great River Road) south of Alida west of BecidaStumpghes Rapids RoadState Forest Road (gravel)Mississippi Headwaters State Forest (Centerline Rd SW) south of Solway (Becida Rd)6½ miles southwest of BemidjiFern Lake Road SW southwest of Bemidji (Carr Lake SW)2½ miles south of Bemidji Just southwest of BemidjiYellowhead Rd. SEBNSF RailwayBemidjiFormer Soo Line Railroad (abandoned)Midway Drive (closed) (Paul Bunyan Drive)Paul Bunyan State Trail Former Northern Pacific RailwayLake AvenuePower Dam Road east of Bemidji (Roosevelt Road) (Roosevelt Road)9½ miles east of Bemidji (Mission Road) north of Cass Lake town (Scenic Hwy)East end of Cass LakeForest Route 21712½ miles east of Beltrami County Road 39Former Forest Route 2171 (demolished) east of current USFS Rt. 2171 Winnibigoshish Lake Dam About northwest of Deer River Ball ClubBNSF Railway southeast of Ball Club Days High Landing BridgeMorse Township–Wahnea Township ( south of Deer River) West of Cohasset Central AvenueCohassetBNSF Grand Rapids Rail Spur BridgePokegama Dam Pedestrian / Bicycle Verne V. Skallman Bridge /Pedestrian and bicycle trailGrand Rapids/Pokegama AvenueGrand Rapids Mississippi Riverfront Pedestrian BridgeRobert K. Horn Bridge 7th Avenue EastBill Powers Memorial Trail Bridge Pedestrian / Bicycle (Summer) Snowmobile (Winter) Blackberry Bridge /Bluebird Drive (Formerly CSAH 441) Blackberry TownshipMississippi, Hill City and Western Railway Co Rail Bridge (Historical)North of Jacobson 480th Street BridgeJacobson PalisadePalisade Rail Bridge Soo Line North ATV Trail About northeast of Aitkin410th AvenueAitkin East of Wolford, formerly North of Brainerd Washington Street Bridge Brainerd Brainerd Rail Bridge BNSF RailroadLaurel Street BridgeCollege Drive Bridge Minnesota Highway 371 Bridge South of Baxter
Crow Wing River to Minneapolis–Saint Paul CrossingCarriesLocationMiles abovethe OhioCoordinatesCamp Ripley Bridge North of Little FallsUnited States Highway 10 Bridge Little Falls North Rail Bridge BNSF RailroadLittle FallsBroadway Bridge (Little Falls) (Broadway) Little Falls South Rail Bridge BNSF RailroadSoo Line Rail Bridge at Blanchard Dam Pedestrian/Bike/ATV TrailNortheast of BowlusNature Road Bridge (Nature Road)West of Royalton125th Street Bridge (125th Street NW)West of RiceOld Sartell BridgeUtility linesSartellSartell Bridge Bridge of Hope Sauk RapidsSauk Rapids Regional Bridge9th Avenue North (St. Cloud) / 2nd Street North (Sauk Rapids)Sauk Rapids Bridge (Historical)DemolishedReplaced by Sauk Rapids Regional BridgeSt. Cloud Rail BridgeBNSF RailwaySt. CloudVeterans BridgeFirst Street North/East Saint Germain StreetGranite City Crossing University BridgeUniversity Drive
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
CrossingCarriesLocationMiles abovethe OhioCoordinatesHighway 24 Bridge ; Replaced previous bridge in 2017ClearwaterNew I-94 and Highway 10 Interregional Connection BridgeEast of ClearwaterHighway 25 Bridge MonticelloParrish Avenue Bridge (Parrish Avenue)Otsego–Elk RiverBetty Adkins Bridge Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge Anoka–ChamplinCoon Rapids Dam pedestrian and bicycle bridgepedestrian and bicycle trailBrooklyn Park–Coon RapidsRichard P. Braun Bridge ~865I-694 Bridge Brooklyn Center–Fridley~860.4Camden Bridge42nd Avenue North to 37th Avenue Northeast Minneapolis~857.8Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail BridgeCanadian Pacific Railway~857.6Lowry Avenue Bridge/Lowry Avenue~856.4Northern Pacific-BNSF Minneapolis Rail BridgeBNSF Railway~855.8Broadway Avenue Bridge/Broadway Avenue~855.4Plymouth Avenue BridgePlymouth Avenue~855Wisconsin Central Boom Island Rail BridgePedestrian and Bicycle traffic – North end of Nicollet Island to Boom Island Park~854.7Curved Wisconsin Central Rail BridgeAbandoned Wisconsin Central Railway over East channel connecting viaformer tracks on Nicollet Island to Boom Island bridge ~854.5BNSF East Channel Rail BridgeBNSF Railway over Nicollet Island East channel~854.5Minneapolis BNSF Rail BridgeBNSF Railway over the main river channel West of Nicollet Island~854.5First Avenue BridgeFirst Avenue over river channel East of Nicollet Island~854.4East Hennepin Avenue Bridge/East Hennepin Avenue over river channel East of Nicollet Island~854.3Hennepin Avenue Bridge/Hennepin Avenue over main river channel West of Nicollet Island~854.3Merriam Street BridgeMerriam Street over East channel of Nicollet Island~854.2Third Avenue Bridge /Central Avenue SE/Third Avenue S~854.1Stone Arch Bridgepedestrian and bicycle traffic~853.6Tenth Avenue (Wagon) Bridge10th Avenue South to 6th Avenue Southeast (demolished)~853.5Lower Saint Anthony Falls Lock and damrestricted catwalk~853.3I-35W Mississippi River bridgeCollapsed August 1, 2007 formerly ~853.2I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge ~853.210th Avenue Bridge10th Avenue SE to 19th Avenue South~853.1Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9pedestrian and bicycle trail~853Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)Lower Deck: /Washington Avenue and METRO Green Line light railUpper Deck: Pedestrian and bicycle~852.6Dartmouth Bridge ~851.7Franklin Avenue Bridge/E Franklin Avenue~851.5Short Line BridgeCanadian Pacific Railway~850.7Lake Street-Marshall BridgeLake Street and Marshall AvenueMinneapolis–St. Paul~849.9Intercity Bridge / Ford Bridge46th Street and Ford Parkway~847.6Fort Road Bridge Saint Paul–Fort Snelling~845.6Lexington Bridge Saint Paul–Lilydale,~843.3Omaha Road Bridge Number 15Union Pacific RailroadSaint Paul~841.4High Bridge (St. Paul) /Smith Ave~840.5Raspberry Island BridgeVehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians over south channel of Raspberry Island~839.5Wabasha Street BridgeWabasha Street~839.5St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail BridgeUnion Pacific Railroad~839.3Robert Street BridgeRobert Street~839.2Lafayette Bridge ~838.8St. Paul Union Pacific Rail BridgeUnion Pacific RailroadSaint Paul–West Saint Paul~835.6Wakota Bridge South St. Paul–Newport~832.4Rock Island Swing BridgeFormer Rock Island Railroad and 66th Street East to 3rd Avenue EastInver Grove Heights–Saint Paul Park~830.3Hastings High Bridge DemolishedHastings~814Hastings Bridge ~814Hastings Rail BridgeCanadian Pacific Railway (Former Milwaukee Road)~813.7
Minnesota–Wisconsin CrossingCarriesLocationMiles abovethe OhioCoordinatesLloyd Spriggle Memorial Bridge (Wisconsin Channel) Red Wing–Trenton~792.6Red Wing Bridge (Minnesota Channel)~790.6Wabasha Rail BridgeDemolished RailroadWabasha–Nelson~762.6Wabasha–Nelson Bridge ~760.2Main Channel Bridge Winona–Buffalo~725.8North Channel BridgeWinona Rail BridgeDemolished Railroad~725.7Winona Green Bay and Western Rail BridgeDemolished Railroad~723.9I-90 Mississippi River Bridge Dresbach Township–Campbell~701.8La Crosse Rail BridgeCanadian Pacific RailwayLa Crescent–Campbell~699.8Mississippi River Bridge (Main Channel) La Crescent–La Crosse~697.5La Crosse West Channel Bridge (West Channel)
Iowa–Wisconsin CrossingPhotoCarriesLocationMiles above the OhioCoordinates
Iowa–Illinois CrossingCarriesLocationMiles abovethe OhioCoordinatesDubuque Rail BridgeCanadian National Railway Dubuque Subdivision former Illinois Central Railroad (with Chicago Great Western Railway crossing rights)Dubuque–East Dubuque580Julien Dubuque Bridge ~579.5Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge Union Township–Savanna537.7Savanna–Sabula Bridge (Historical) 537.7Sabula Rail BridgeCanadian Pacific Chicago Subdivision former Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern Railroad, Milwaukee RoadSabula–Savanna Township535Mark Morris Memorial Bridge Clinton–Fulton520Gateway Bridge Clinton–Garden Plain Township~518Chicago and Northwestern Railroad BridgeUnion Pacific Railroad Geneva Subdivisionformer Chicago and North Western Railway518Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge LeClaire–Hampton Township~495.5I-74 Bridge / Iowa–Illinois Memorial Bridge Bettendorf–Moline~485Government BridgeIowa Interstate Railroad Iowa City Subdivision former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadDavenport–Rock Island Arsenal483Rock Island Centennial Bridge Davenport–Rock Island482Crescent Rail BridgeBNSF Railway former Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railroad~481.5Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge Davenport–Blackhawk Township~478.3Norbert F. Beckey Bridge Muscatine–Drury Township456Keithsburg Rail BridgeRailroad (abandoned) former Minneapolis and St. Louis RailwayEliot Township–Keithsburg428Great River Bridge Burlington–Gulf Port404Burlington Rail BridgeBNSF Railway Ottumwa Subdivision former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad403Fort Madison Toll Bridge BNSF Railway Chillicothe Subdivision former Santa Fe RailwayFort Madison–Niota~384Keokuk Rail BridgeKeokuk Junction Railway former Toledo, Peoria and Western RailroadKeokuk–Hamilton~364.1Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge ~363.9
Missouri–Illinois CrossingCarriesLocationMiles above the OhioCoordinatesQuincy Rail BridgeBNSF Railway Brookfield Subdivision formerly Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadFabius Township–Quincy328Bayview Bridge westbound327Quincy Memorial Bridge eastbound327Wabash BridgeNorfolk Southern Railway Springfield–Hannibal District formerly Wabash RailroadHannibal–Levee Township~309.9Mark Twain Memorial Bridge ~309.5Old Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (Historical)Demolished309Champ Clark Bridge Louisiana–Atlas Township283Old Champ Clark Bridge (Historical)Demolished as of 2019283Louisiana Rail BridgeKansas City Southern Railway Roodhouse Subdivision formerly Alton RailroadLouisiana–Ross Township282Golden Eagle FerryAutomotive / pedestrianRivers Township–Point Precinct228Grafton FerryAutomotive / pedestrian (seasonal)Rivers Township–Grafton218Alton Bridge (Historical)formerly Burlington Northern (Demolished 1988)West Alton–Alton~202.9Old Clark Bridge (Historical) Demolished ~202.9Clark Bridge ~202.8New Chain of Rocks Bridge St. Louis–Chouteau Township~190.8Chain of Rocks Bridge Bicycle trail formerly ~190.5Merchants BridgeTerminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Merchants SubdivisionSt. Louis–Venice~183.3McKinley Bridgeformerly Illinois Traction System interurban electric railway~182.6Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge St. Louis–Brooklyn~181.2Est.Martin Luther King Bridge St. Louis–East St. Louis~180.2Eads BridgeWashington AvenueSt. Louis MetroLink~180Poplar Street Bridge ~179.2MacArthur BridgeTerminal Railroad Association of St. Louis MacArthur Bridge Subdivision~178.8Jefferson Barracks Bridge Mehlville–Precinct 10~168.8Ste. Genevieve - Modoc River FerryAutomotive / pedestrianSte. Genevieve Township–Brewerville Precinct~125.5Chester Bridge Bois Brule Township–Chester~109.9Grand Tower Pipeline BridgeNatural gasBrazeau Township–Grand Tower~80.8Cape Girardeau Bridge (Historical)DemolishedCape Girardeau–McClure Precinct~51.6Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge ~51.5Thebes BridgeUnion Pacific Railroad Chester SubdivisionKelso Township–Thebes~43.6Cairo I-57 Bridge Tywappity Township–Cairo~7.5Cairo Mississippi River Bridge Ohio Township–Cairo~1.5 Confluence with the Ohio River (See List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River)
See also
List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River List of crossings of the Ohio River List of crossings of the Missouri River List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
References
Minnesota DOT County Maps
External links Road Bridge Info Rail Bridge Info Mississippi bridges MSP Bridges