Cape Girardeau Bridge, Road bridge across Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois.
The Cape Girardeau Bridge is a road bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. It features eight spans with a continuous truss design that carries traffic between the two states.
The bridge opened on September 3, 1928, after receiving approval in 1926. It created the first direct road connection between the two communities across the Mississippi River.
The bridge dedication ceremony in 1928 gathered 15,000 people, marking a significant milestone in connecting the communities of Missouri and Illinois across the Mississippi River.
The bridge provides two lanes for vehicle traffic and connects two states, making it a straightforward crossing. The roadway is level and easy to navigate for drivers heading either direction.
The Cape Girardeau Bridge introduced the continuous through truss design to Missouri, becoming the first bridge in the state to implement this engineering approach.
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