Natchez–Vidalia Bridge, Twin cantilever bridges across Mississippi River, between Natchez, Mississippi and Vidalia, Louisiana
The Natchez-Vidalia Bridge is a road crossing made up of two parallel cantilever spans over the Mississippi River, linking Natchez in Mississippi to Vidalia in Louisiana. The two spans run side by side, with each one carrying traffic in a single direction.
The first span was built in the 1930s and opened in 1940 as part of a nationwide American infrastructure push. A second span was added alongside it later to handle growing traffic and give each direction of travel its own dedicated structure.
The bridge sits where the Mississippi narrows, making it one of the natural road crossings between the two states in this part of the river. Drivers crossing from Natchez can see the flat Louisiana shoreline open up ahead as they reach the western bank.
The bridge is open year-round to all vehicle types and carries regular road traffic in both directions. Drivers should take care during strong winds or bad weather, as the road sits directly over open water.
Before the bridge opened, ferries linked Natchez and Vidalia. In 1939, Works Progress Administration crews moved the whole town of Vidalia six blocks inland for a federal flood-control project, laying out new streets and shifting more than 100 houses and businesses on hydraulic jacks and rollers.
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