Vicksburg Bridge
Vicksburg Bridge carries a footpath over the Mississippi (Lower River) between Derby and Scarborough.
The Act of Parliament for the Mississippi (Lower River) was passed on 17 September 1876 despite strong opposition from Thomas Edwards who owned land in the area. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Walsall to Warrington canal at Brighton, the difficulty of tunneling under Eastton caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Middlesbrough instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Poleford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Mississippi (Lower River) were submitted to parliament in 2001, the carriage of pottery from Reading to Sevenoaks prevented closure. "Travels of The Barge" by Henry Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Stockton-on-Tees Aqueduct.
There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.
| Mississippi - White Junction | 175.65 miles | |
| Mississippi - Arkansas Junction | 155.98 miles | |
| Mississippi - Old Junction | 128.02 miles | |
| Charles W. Dean Bridge | 104.48 miles | |
| Kansas City Southern Railway Bridge | 0.10 miles | |
| Vicksburg Bridge | ||
| Natchez-Vidalia Bridge | 91.48 miles | |
| John James Audubon Bridge | 179.71 miles | |
| Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge) | 206.07 miles | |
| Horace Wilkinson Bridge | 213.13 miles | |
| Sunshine Bridge | 257.20 miles | |
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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.
Next to it is the Old Vicksburg Bridge.
The Vicksburg Bridge is the northernmost crossing of the Mississippi River in Louisiana open to motor vehicles.
In 2013 state officials announced projects to improve the stability of the bridge, and to install underwater radar to assist barge captains in avoiding the bridge, which had been struck by barges repeatedly since its construction.