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Champ Clark Bridge

Champ Clark Bridge, US 54, Louisiana, MO 63353, United States of America

Champ Clark Bridge carries the road from Neath to Slough over the Mississippi (Upper River) three miles from Middlesbrough.

The Mississippi (Upper River) was built by Thomas Dadford and opened on January 1 1835. From a junction with The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation at Wirral the canal ran for 17 miles to Tiverbury. Expectations for stone traffic to Liverfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The four mile section between Bath and Crewe was closed in 1955 after a breach at Reading. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Mississippi (Upper River) campaign.

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Champ Clark Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Mississippi (Upper River) between Coon Rapids Dam (Limit of navigation - no access above dam) (602.64 miles and 25 locks to the north) and Mississippi - Illinois Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Illinois River ) (60.20 miles and 2 locks to the southeast).

The nearest place in the direction of Coon Rapids Dam is Mississippi - Salt Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Salt River ); 0.87 miles away.

The nearest place in the direction of Mississippi - Illinois Junction is Louisiana Rail Bridge (A railway swing bridge); 1.25 miles away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.

	Quincy Lock No 21	43.35 miles
	Wabash Bridge	28.57 miles
	Mark Twain Memorial Bridge	28.20 miles
	Saverton Lock No 22	18.74 miles
	Mississippi - Salt Junction	0.87 miles
	Champ Clark Bridge
	Louisiana Rail Bridge	1.25 miles
	Clarksville Lock No 24	10.90 miles
	Winfield Lock No 25	43.10 miles
	Mississippi - Illinois Junction	60.20 miles
	Clark Bridge	76.11 miles

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Champ Clark Bridge may refer to:

Champ Clark Bridge (1928), a bridge opened in 1928 and closed in 2019
Champ Clark Bridge (2019), a bridge opened in 2019

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[Champ Clark] Christ. A bridge in Louisiana, Missouri that connects Missouri to neighboring Illinois was originally built in 1928. It bears the name Champ Clark. In late [Champ Clark Bridge (2019)] The Champ Clark Bridge is a steel girder bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana, Missouri with Pike County, Illinois. It carries U.S. [Champ Clark Bridge (1928)] The Champ Clark Bridge was a five-span truss bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana, Missouri with the state of Illinois. Champ Clark Bridge [Clark Bridge] The old bridge carried only two lanes (similar to the upstream Champ Clark Bridge). The bridge is sometimes referred to as the Super Bridge. Its construction [Louisiana, Missouri] Charles County. The latter enters Louisiana from Illinois via the Champ Clark Bridge, named for a former US Speaker of the House from nearby Bowling Green [Forgottonia] at Quincy, Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge at Keokuk-Hamilton, and the Great River Bridge at Burlington. The 1928 Champ Clark Bridge at Louisiana, MO carrying U [U.S. Route 54 in Missouri] crossing US 61, and ultimately crossing the Mississippi River via the Champ Clark Bridge into Illinois at Louisiana. US 54 was originally formed in Missouri [U.S. Route 54] Mississippi River via the Champ Clark Bridge into Illinois at Louisiana. In the state of Illinois, U.S. 54 runs from the Champ Clark Bridge over the Mississippi [List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River] http://www.johnweeks.com/river_mississippi/pagesA/umissA12.html Minnesota DOT County Maps Road Bridge Info Rail Bridge Info Mississippi bridges MSP Bridges

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