Vicksburg Bridge, Cantilever road bridge over the Mississippi River between Louisiana and Mississippi, USA
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. It is the northernmost Mississippi River crossing in Louisiana open to motor vehicles, and it stands beside the older Old Vicksburg Bridge, which was closed to motor vehicles in 1998.
The current Vicksburg Bridge is a cantilever structure carrying Interstate 20 and U.S. Route 80. In 1998, when the adjacent Old Vicksburg Bridge was closed to motor vehicles, US 80 was rerouted over this bridge. In 2013, state officials announced projects to improve the bridge's stability and to install underwater radar helping barge captains avoid the span, which barges had struck repeatedly since its construction.
The bridge forms an essential connection between Louisiana and Mississippi, supporting regional transportation networks and commercial activities along the Mississippi River corridor.
The bridge is open year-round and carries a steady flow of commercial and passenger traffic. Heavy congestion can occur during peak travel times, particularly around holidays and summer months.
Barges have struck the bridge repeatedly since it was built, so in 2013 Mississippi officials funded underwater radar to help towboat pilots steer clear of the piers. The same programme addressed the structure's stability. The older parallel span, opened in 1930, closed to cars in 1998, when US 80 was shifted onto the cantilever crossing.
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