List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

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 † Demolished * Proposed

Crossing Carries West bank East bank Year opened CoordinatesKentucky – MissouriDorena–Hickman FerryAutomobiles & PassengersHickmanDorenaTennessee – MissouriCaruthersville BridgeDyersburgCaruthersville1976Tennessee – ArkansasHernando de Soto BridgeMemphisWest Memphis1973Harahan BridgeUnion Pacific Railroad, Big River Crossing Bike/Pedestrian Trail1916Frisco BridgeBNSF Railway1892Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, Mississippi River Trail,1949Mississippi – ArkansasHelena BridgeLulaHelena–West Helena1961Charles W. Dean Bridge *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).BenoitArkansas CityProposed Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge † GreenvilleLake Village 1940, demolished 2012 Greenville Bridge2010Mississippi – LouisianaOld Vicksburg BridgeCanadian Pacific Kansas CityVicksburgDelta1930Vicksburg Bridge1973Natchez–Vidalia BridgeNatchezVidalia1940LouisianaJohn James Audubon BridgeSt. FrancisvilleNew Roads2011Huey P. Long BridgeCanadian Pacific Kansas CityPort AllenBaton Rouge1940Horace Wilkinson Bridge1968Plaquemine Ferry (Automobiles & Passengers)SunshinePlaquemineSunshine BridgeDonaldsonvilleSorrento1964Gramercy Bridge(Veterans Memorial Bridge)WallaceGramercy1995Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge(Luling–Destrehan Bridge)DestrehanLuling1983Huey P. Long BridgeNew Orleans Public Belt RailroadHarahanBridge City1935Crescent City ConnectionAlgiers, New OrleansNew Orleans Central Business District1958Algiers Point–Canal Street FerryPassengers only1827Chalmette–Lower Algiers FerryAutomobiles & PassengersChalmette1969Belle Chasse–Scarsdale FerryAutomobiles & PassengersBelle ChasseScarsdalePointe à la Hache FerryAutomobiles & PassengersWest Pointe à la HachePointe 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 List of crossings of the Missouri River Lists of river crossings in the United States

References

External links

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