Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
and Alexander County, Illinois
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View from southwest |
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View from River Campus |
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Old and new from River Campus |
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View from Fountain Street |
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View from northeast |
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East tower |
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Barge passing under |
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Side view from downstream |
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View from east |
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East end from median |
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Emerson sign |
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East approach |
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State line |
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Jo Ann Emerson speech |
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The ribbon cutting |
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Walking across |
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Emerson car leading motorcade |
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Clydesdale horses |
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Crowd at Missouri side |
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Not open to traffic yet... |
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Heavy traffic after the opening |
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Driving across |
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Sun behind east tower |
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Sun behind west tower |
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East approach |
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East approach looking east |
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East abutment |
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West abutment |
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Underneath east approach |
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Underneath west span |
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Underneath main span |
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Cable stays |
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Cable connections to deck |
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Expansion joint |
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Guardrail west end |
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March 2003 - Pier 3 |
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May 2003 - Pier 3 |
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May 2003 - Pier 2 |
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May 2003 - From a distance |
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October 2003 - Pier 3 |
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October 2003 - Pier 2 |
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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 |
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!
