Caruthersville Bridge

The Caruthersville Bridge is a single tower cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 155 and U.S. Route 412 across the Mississippi River between Caruthersville, Missouri and Dyersburg, Tennessee.

Caruthersville Bridge
Coordinates36°06′54″N 89°36′47″W
Carries4 lanes of I-155 / US 412
CrossesMississippi River
LocaleCaruthersville, Missouri and Dyersburg, Tennessee
Maintained byTennessee Department of Transportation
ID number23I01550001
Characteristics
DesignCantilever bridge
Total length7,102 feet (2,165 m)
Width78 feet (24 m)
Longest span920 feet (280 m) and 520 feet (158 m)
Clearance below99 feet (30 m)
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1976
Statistics
Daily traffic9,900
Location

Construction of the bridge began in February 1969 and the bridge was completed in 1976. It is the only bridge to cross the Mississippi River between Cairo, Illinois and Memphis, Tennessee, though the Dorena-Hickman Ferry also crosses the Mississippi in this area. It is also the only bridge to connect the states of Missouri and Tennessee directly. Interstate 155 connects Dyersburg, Tennessee (and the proposed Interstate 69) with Interstate 55 near Caruthersville, Missouri and Hayti, Missouri. U.S. Route 412, when created in 1982, was routed across the bridge.

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