List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River explained

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Lower Mississippi River from the Ohio River downstream to the Gulf of Mexico. Locations are listed with the left bank (moving downriver) listed first.

Crossings

Crossing		Carries	Location	Year Opened	Coordinates Lat. Long.
	Kentucky – Missouri
	Dorena–Hickman Ferry	^[1]	Hickman and Dorena		36.5678°N -89.2119°W
	Tennessee – Missouri
	Caruthersville Bridge		Dyersburg and Caruthersville	1976	36.115°N -89.6131°W
	Tennessee – Arkansas
	Hernando de Soto Bridge		Memphis and West Memphis	1973	35.1528°N -90.0639°W
	Harahan Bridge	Union Pacific Railroad, Big River Crossing Bike/Pedestrian Trail		1916	35.1292°N -90.0758°W^[2]
	Frisco Bridge	BNSF Railway		1892	35.1286°N -90.0764°W^[3]
	Memphis & Arkansas Bridge	, Mississippi River Trail,		1949	35.1283°N -90.0767°W^[4]
	Mississippi – Arkansas
	Helena Bridge		Lula and Helena-West Helena	1961	34.4967°N -90.5881°W
	Charles W. Dean Bridge (Proposed. Outlook: distant future. Originally proposed to start construction around 2011)	^[5]	Benoit and Arkansas City	Planning Phase	33.62°N -91.1361°W
	Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge (demolished 2011–2012)		Greenville and Lake Village	1940	33.2936°N -91.1594°W
	Greenville Bridge			2010	33.2872°N -91.1542°W
	Mississippi – Louisiana
	Old Vicksburg Bridge	Former Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited	Vicksburg and Delta	1930	32.3144°N -90.9047°W
	Vicksburg Bridge			1973	32.3153°N -90.9083°W
	Natchez–Vidalia Bridge		Natchez and Vidalia	1940/1988	31.5592°N -91.4192°W^[6]
	Louisiana
	John James Audubon Bridge		St. Francisville and New Roads	2011	30.7275°N -91.355°W
	Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)	Canadian Pacific Kansas City	Port Allen and Baton Rouge	1940	30.5069°N -91.1975°W
	Horace Wilkinson Bridge			1968	30.4397°N -91.1964°W
	Plaquemine Ferry		Sunshine and Plaquemine		30.2842°N -91.2178°W
	Sunshine Bridge		Donaldsonville and Sorrento	1964	30.0981°N -90.9122°W
	Gramercy Bridge (Veterans Memorial Bridge)		Wallace and Gramercy	1995	30.0458°N -90.6725°W
	Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge (Luling–Destrehan Bridge)		Destrehan and Luling	1983	29.9425°N -90.3736°W
	Huey P. Long Bridge	New Orleans Public Belt	Harahan and Bridge City	1935/2013	29.9442°N -90.1686°W^[7]
	Crescent City Connection		New Orleans	1958/1988	29.9381°N -90.0575°W^[8]
	Canal Street Ferry				29.9514°N -90.0592°W^[9]
	Chalmette–Lower Algiers Ferry		Chalmette and New Orleans
	Belle Chasse–Scarsdale Ferry		Scarsdale and Belle Chasse
	Pointe à la Hache Ferry		Pointe à la Hache and West Pointe à la Hache

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
• List of crossings of the Ohio River
• List of crossings of the Arkansas River

External links

• The Bridges And Structures Of The Lower Mississippi River
• Trains Magazine: Trackside Guide, Mississippi River Crossings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dorena - Hickman Ferry.
2. Web site: [{{Gnis3|49844}} Harahan Bridge ]. April 30, 1980 . . . 2007-12-20.
3. Web site: [{{Gnis3|49272}} Frisco Bridge ]. April 30, 1980 . . . 2007-12-20.
4. Web site: [{{Gnis3|1293602}} Memphis-Arkansas Bridge ]. April 30, 1980 . . . 2007-12-20.
5. U.S. 82 & 278 formerly used the Humphreys Bridge (old Greenville Bridge); they have both moved to the new Greenville Bridge when completed (2011). U.S. 278 is proposed to later move to the Dean Bridge when built (unknown).
6. Web site: [{{Gnis3|537524}} Natchez-Vidalia Bridge ]. June 4, 1980 . . . 2007-12-20.
7. Web site: [{{Gnis3|535848}} Huey P Long Bridge ]. June 4, 1980 . . . 2007-12-20.
8. Web site: [{{Gnis3|535375}} Crescent City Connection ]. June 4, 1980 . . . 2007-12-20.
9. Web site: [{{Gnis3|533701}} Canal Street Algiers Ferry ]. June 4, 1980 . . . 2007-12-20.