Mark Twain Memorial Bridge

For the 1936 bridge, see Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (1936).

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge
Coordinates	39°43′13″N 91°21′30″W
Carries	4 lanes of I-72 / US 36
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Hannibal, Missouri / Levee Township, Pike County, Illinois
Maintained by	Missouri Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Truss bridge
Total length	4,491 feet (1,369 m)
Width	86 feet (26 m)
Longest span	640 feet (195 m)
History
Opened	September 16, 2000 (September 16, 2000)
Statistics
Daily traffic	11,000
Location

The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is a bridge over the Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri, childhood home of Mark Twain, for whom the bridge is named. The bridge, north of the original bridge, was finished in 2000. The bridge carries traffic for Interstate 72 and U.S. Highway 36. The state of Missouri has put up a stone picture of Twain on the Missouri side of the bridge.

The bridge opened to traffic on September 16, 2000. As part of the construction project, U.S. 36 was rerouted farther north, eliminating a dangerous sharp curve that had been on the Missouri approach. The cost of the bridge was $55 million.

See also

• Transport portal
• Engineering portal
• United States portal
• Illinois portal
• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

External links

• Missouri Department of Transportation