Vicksburg Bridge
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Vicksburg Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 32°18′55″N 90°54′30″W / 32.31528°N 90.90833°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of   I-20 / US 80 |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| ID number | 053304510900001 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Total length | 12,974 feet (3,954 m) |
| Width | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Longest span | 870 feet (265 m) |
| Clearance below | 116 feet (35 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | February 14, 1973 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 25,000 (2007) |
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The Vicksburg Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 20 and U.S. Route 80 across the Mississippi River between Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Next to it is the Old Vicksburg Bridge.
The Vicksburg Bridge is the northernmost crossing of the Mississippi River in Louisiana open to motor vehicles.
In 2013 state officials announced projects to improve the stability of the bridge, and to install underwater radar to assist barge captains in avoiding the bridge, which had been struck by barges repeatedly since its construction.[1]
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Crossings of the Mississippi River | ||||
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- Bridges over the Mississippi River
- Cantilever bridges
- Road bridges in Louisiana
- Road bridges in Mississippi
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- U.S. Route 80
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- Bridges completed in 1973
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