Suspension Bridges Crossing Mississippi River

This is a list of all 10 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Mississippi River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Click the bridge name to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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Note: Completion year and longest suspended span length may not be known for all bridges listed below. Also, span lengths are sometimes estimated based on satellite imagery.
Year Completed Bridge Location Crossing - Feature Coordinates Longest Suspended Span (meters) Images
Year Completed Bridge Location Crossing - Feature Coordinates Longest Suspended Span (meters) Images
1855Minneapolis (St. Anthony's Falls)Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAMississippi River - Nicollet Island188.98Images
1877MinneapolisMinneapolis, Minnesota, USAMississippi River - Nicollet Island205.77Images
1932Prairie du ChienPraire du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa, USAMississippi River43.046 N 91.17 W144.17Images
1932Prairie du ChienPraire du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa, USAMississippi River43.05 N 91.162 W144.17Images
1935Iowa-Illinois Memorial (Interstate 74 Bridge, I-74 Bridge)Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USAMississippi River41.520264 N 90.513034 W225.55Images
1955(pipeline bridge)Grand Tower, Illinois and Wittenberg vicinity, Missouri, USAMississippi River37.6417 N 89.513217 W658.83Images
1955GatewayClinton, Iowa and East Clinton, Illinois, USAMississippi River41.83785 N 90.18455 W196.29Images
1960Iowa-Illinois Memorial (Interstate 74 Bridge, I-74 Bridge)Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USAMississippi River41.519372 N 90.513259 WImages
1990Hennepin Avenue (Father Louis Hennepin)Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAMississippi River44.985 N 93.26333 W190.5Images
(footbridge)Little Falls, Minnesota, USAMississippi River - Little Falls Hydro Electric Station45.976983 N 94.369717 WImages

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