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List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
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This is a list of all current and notable former bridges or other crossings of the Upper Mississippi River which begins at the Mississippi River's source and extends to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.
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Minnesota
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Headwaters to Crow Wing River
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Crossing | Location | Miles above the Ohio |
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Lake Itasca – Source of the Mississippi | 47°14′23″N 95°12′28″W | |||
Headwaters rock weir pedestrian ford | Itasca State Park[1] | 47°14′23″N 95°12′28″W | ||
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Log bridge | |||
Footbridge | 47°14′22″N 95°12′33″W | |||
Footbridge (accessible) | 47°14′24″N 95°12′35″W | |||
Hiking / Bicycle path | 47°14′27″N 95°12′32″W | |||
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47°14′36″N 95°12′39″W | |||
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Just north of Itasca S.P. | 47°15′12″N 95°13′32″W | ||
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6½ miles east of Zerkel | 47°18′40″N 95°14′48″W | ||
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4 miles (6.4 km) south of Alida | 47°19′34″N 95°13′29″W | ||
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7 miles (11 km) west of Becida | 47°20′24″N 95°12′35″W | ||
Stumpghes Rapids Road State Forest Road (gravel) |
Mississippi Headwaters State Forest | 47°23′56″N 95°08′52″W | ||
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6 miles (9.7 km) south of Solway | 47°26′00″N 95°07′49″W | ||
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6½ miles southwest of Bemidji | 47°26′7″N 94°59′55″W | ||
Fern Lake Road SW | 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Bemidji | 47°27′11″N 94°56′56″W | ||
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2½ miles south of Bemidji | 47°26′11″N 94°53′38″W | ||
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Just southwest of Bemidji | 47°26′44″N 94°53′20″W | ||
Yellowhead Rd. SE | 47°26′46″N 94°53′17″W | |||
BNSF Railway | Bemidji | 47°27′59″N 94°52′45″W | ||
Former Soo Line Railroad (abandoned) | 47°28′00″N 94°52′43″W | |||
Midway Drive (closed) | 47°28′01″N 94°52′42″W | |||
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47°28′03″N 94°52′43″W | |||
Paul Bunyan State Trail Former Northern Pacific Railway |
47°29′30″N 94°50′04″W | |||
Lake Avenue | 47°29′30″N 94°49′56″W | |||
Power Dam Road | 7 miles (11 km) east of Bemidji | 47°28′58″N 94°43′39″W | ||
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47°27′12″N 94°42′41″W | |||
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9½ miles east of Bemidji | 47°26′17″N 94°40′19″W | ||
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4 miles (6.4 km) north of Cass Lake town | 47°26′01″N 94°38′36″W | ||
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East end of Cass Lake | 47°27′17″N 94°28′29″W | ||
Forest Route 2171 | 2½ miles east of Beltrami County Road 39 | 47°26′39″N 94°25′31″W | ||
Former Forest Route 2171 (demolished) | 1-mile (1.6 km) east of current USFS Rt. 2171 | 47°26′43″N 94°24′57″W | ||
Winnibigoshish Lake Dam
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About 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Deer River | 47°25′47″N 94°03′04″W | ||
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Ball Club | 47°19′29″N 93°57′35″W | ||
BNSF Railway | 47°19′28″N 93°57′35″W | |||
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3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Ball Club | 47°18′07″N 93°54′06″W | ||
Days High Landing Bridge
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Morse Township–Wahnea Township (10 miles (16 km) south of Deer River) | 47°15′07″N 93°48′14″W | ||
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West of Cohasset | 47°13′45″N 93°45′29″W | ||
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Cohasset | 47°15′44″N 93°37′22″W | ||
BNSF Grand Rapids Rail Spur Bridge | 47°15′05″N 93°35′25″W | |||
Pokegama Dam
Pedestrian / Bicycle |
47°15′03″N 93°35′15″W | |||
Verne V. Skallman Bridge
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Grand Rapids | 47°14′23″N 93°37′07″W | ||
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47°13′56″N 93°31′42″W | |||
Grand Rapids Mississippi Riverfront Pedestrian Bridge | 47°13′58″N 93°31′22″W | |||
Robert K. Horn Bridge
7th Avenue East |
47°13′50″N 93°31′4″W | |||
Bill Powers Memorial Trail Bridge
Pedestrian / Bicycle (Summer) Snowmobile (Winter) |
47°13′44″N 93°30′43″W | |||
Blackberry Bridge
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Blackberry Township | 47°10′28″N 93°25′15″W | ||
Mississippi, Hill City and Western Railway Co Rail Bridge (Historical) | North of Jacobson | 47°01′15″N 93°15′46″W | ||
480th Street Bridge | Jacobson | 47°00′05″N 93°16′07″W | ||
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Palisade | 46°42′33″N 93°29′04″W | ||
Palisade Rail Bridge
Soo Line North ATV Trail |
46°42′32″N 93°29′11″W | |||
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About 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Aitkin | 46°39′04″N 93°36′45″W | ||
410th Avenue | Aitkin | 46°32′26″N 93°42′27″W | ||
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East of Wolford | 46°32′39″N 93°57′22″W | ||
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North of Brainerd | 46°22′59″N 94°10′35″W | ||
Washington Street Bridge | Brainerd | 46°21′29″N 94°12′41″W | ||
Brainerd Rail Bridge
BNSF Railroad |
46°21′23″N 94°12′38″W | |||
Laurel Street Bridge | 46°21′20″N 94°12′37″W | |||
College Drive Bridge | 46°20′55″N 94°12′28″W | |||
Minnesota Highway 371 Bridge | South of Baxter | 46°18′46″N 94°16′3″W |
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Crow Wing River to Minneapolis–Saint Paul
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Minnesota–Wisconsin
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Crossing | Carries | Location | Miles above the Ohio |
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Lloyd Spriggle Memorial Bridge (Wisconsin Channel) | ![]() |
Red Wing–Trenton | ~792.6 | 44°35′18″N 92°32′36″W | |
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Red Wing Bridge (Minnesota Channel) | ~790.6 | 44°34′12″N 92°32′02″W | ||
Wabasha Rail Bridge | Demolished Railroad | Wabasha–Nelson | ~762.6 | 44°24′02″N 92°04′17″W | |
Wabasha–Nelson Bridge | ![]() ![]() |
~760.2 | 44°25′09″N 92°01′58″W | ||
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Main Channel Bridge | ![]() ![]() |
Winona–Buffalo | ~725.8 | 44°03′26″N 91°38′24″W |
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North Channel Bridge | ||||
Winona Rail Bridge | Demolished Railroad | ~725.7 | 44°03′30″N 91°38′11″W | ||
Winona Green Bay and Western Rail Bridge | Demolished Railroad | ~723.9 | 44°02′41″N 91°36′24″W | ||
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Dresbach Township–Campbell | ~701.8 | 43°51′28″N 91°17′57″W |
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La Crosse Rail Bridge | Canadian Pacific Railway | La Crescent–Campbell | ~699.8 | 43°49′59″N 91°16′54″W |
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Mississippi River Bridge (Main Channel) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
La Crescent–La Crosse | ~697.5 | 43°48′33″N 91°15′34″W |
La Crosse West Channel Bridge (West Channel) |
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Crossing | Photo | Carries | Location | Miles above the Ohio | Coordinates |
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Black Hawk Bridge ![]() | ![]() | Iowa Highway 9, Wisconsin Highway 82 | Lansing, Freeman | 663.4 | |
Pile–Pontoon Railroad Bridge ![]() | Demolished railroad | Marquette, Prairie du Chien | 634.7 | ||
Marquette–Joliet Bridge ![]() | ![]() | U.S. Route 18, Wisconsin Highway 60 | Marquette, Prairie du Chien | 634.7 | |
Cassville Car Ferry ![]() | ![]() | Automotive / bicycle / pedestrian | Buena Vista Township, Cassville | 607 | |
Eagle Point Bridge ![]() | ![]() | U.S. Route 61, U.S. Route 151 (demolished) | Dubuque, Jamestown | 582.8[4] | |
Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge ![]() | ![]() | U.S. Route 61, U.S. Route 151 | Dubuque, Jamestown | 581 |
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Confluence with the Ohio River (See List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River)
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