Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
and Alexander County, Illinois
Photos
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View from southwest Photo taken by James Baughn |
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View from River Campus Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Old and new from River Campus Photo taken by James Baughn |
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View from Fountain Street Photo taken by James Baughn |
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View from northeast Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East tower Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Barge passing under Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Side view from downstream Photo taken by James Baughn |
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View from east Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East end from median Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Emerson sign Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East approach Photo taken by James Baughn |
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State line Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Jo Ann Emerson speech Photo taken by James Baughn |
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The ribbon cutting Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Walking across Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Emerson car leading motorcade Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Clydesdale horses Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Crowd at Missouri side Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Not open to traffic yet... Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Heavy traffic after the opening Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Driving across Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Sun behind east tower Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Sun behind west tower Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East approach Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East approach looking east Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East abutment Photo taken by James Baughn |
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West abutment Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Underneath east approach Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Underneath west span Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Underneath main span Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Cable stays Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Cable connections to deck Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Expansion joint Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Guardrail west end Photo taken by James Baughn |
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March 2003 - Pier 3 Photo taken by James Baughn |
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May 2003 - Pier 3 Photo taken by James Baughn |
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May 2003 - Pier 2 Photo taken by James Baughn |
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May 2003 - From a distance Photo taken by James Baughn |
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October 2003 - Pier 3 Photo taken by James Baughn |
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October 2003 - Pier 2 Photo taken by James Baughn |
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View under bridge on Missouri side A view of the under side of the bridge on the Missouri side of the river Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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View of Missouri Tower Bottom View of the of the tower on the Missouri side Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Mural Painting The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Mural Painting on flood wall. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Evening side view of the Missouri Tower A side view of the Missouri of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Close up of Missouri Tower and Deck Close up Side view of Missouri tower deck intersection on bridge side view. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Side View of cable stayed side span Missouri Side view of the cable stayed side span on the Missouri Side. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Side view of Main in in Eveming Side of the main span in the evening. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Side view with vechile on road under bridge Side view with vehicle on road under bridge cause of extra light below bridge. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Side view most of the Missouri Tower Side view of most of the Missouri Tower. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge with Barge Barge going under main span of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Barge futher under main apan of bridge Barge has move some as it passes Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Illinois Tower visible behind barge Illinois Tower of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is visible behind the barge . Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Distance End view of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in the Distance. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Bridge view without van Bridge view without van prior riding across eastbound start. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Sign for Illinois 146 in Missouri Sign road on other end of bridge in Illinois. Illinois 146. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Good end view from van eastbound Riding across eastbound Missouri to Illinois. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Riding across Eastbound side span Missouri Riding across the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge eastbound on side span Missouri side. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Riding across main span Riding across the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge eastbound on main span. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Riding across Eastbound Illinois side span Riding across Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge eastbound Illinois side span. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Riding across Westbound Illinois side span Riding across Westbound Illinois side span. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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View of the Towers of Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge View of both towers while riding Westbound on the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Close up of portion of Illinois Tower Taken while riding westbound on Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Missouri Tower and main span View of the Missouri Tower and main span of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge while riding westbound. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Missouri side span riding Westbound. Missouri Side Span of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge view riding westbound. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Dusk A side of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge at dusk a lit up. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Barges under Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Barges passing under Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Another photo the bridge and barges Another photo of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge and barges under it. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Tow boat under Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Tow boat passing under main span of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. Photo taken by Parents of David B. Haun in May 2008 |
Map
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Facts
- Overview
- Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River connecting MO 34 and IL 146 at Cape Girardeau
- Status
- Open to four-lane traffic
- History
- Opened to traffic Dec. 13, 2003, replacing the old Cape Girardeau Bridge
- Design
- Cable-stayed
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 1,150.0 ft.
Total length: 3,956.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.29544, -89.51571 (decimal degrees)
37°17'44" N, 89°30'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/277011/4130614 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- Survey #222 (T. 30 N., R. 14 E.)
- USGS topographic map
- Cape Girardeau
- Inventory numbers
- MoDOT A-5076 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4089 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21079 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 01/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 10,837
Update Log
- May 29, 2008: New photos from David B. Haun
- May 28, 2008: New photos from David B. Haun
- May 27, 2008: New photos from David B. Haun
- March 27, 2005: Posted new photos
Sources
- Wikipedia
- David B. Haun
Comments
I have driven over the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge a couple of times, and I must say that it is by far the most beautiful and well-constructed bridge that I have ever seen. I am excited about the Emerson Bridge because I just love big bridges, but even the most "bridge-frightened" person in the world would have no reason to be afraid of the Emerson Bridge. Seismically designed with 13 million pounds of reinforced steel, nearly 300 million pounds of concrete, piers sunk 8 feet into the bedrock at the bottom of the Mississippi River....that bridge will stay put for many years to come! If you haven't been across the Bill Emerson Bridge, please do yourself a favor and go. It's quite an exciting trip!