Natchez–Vidalia Bridge

Natchez-Vidalia Bridge
Coordinates	31°33′33″N 91°25′09″W / 31.55917°N 91.41917°W / 31.55917; -91.41917
Carries	4 lanes of US 65 / US 84 / US 425
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Vidalia, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi
ID number	21000840010001A (westbound) 21000840010001B (eastbound)
Characteristics
Design	Twin Cantilever bridges
Total length	4,205 feet (1,282 m) (westbound) 4,202 feet (1,281 m) (eastbound)
Width	24 feet (7 m) (westbound) 42 feet (13 m) (eastbound)
Longest span	3 848 feet (258 m) spans per bridge
Clearance below	125 feet (38 m)
History
Opened	October 1940 (westbound) June 1988 (eastbound)
Statistics
Daily traffic	24,000 (2007)

The Natchez–Vidalia Bridge are two twin cantilever bridges carrying US Routes 65, 84 and 425 across the Mississippi River between Vidalia, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi. It is the tallest bridge in Mississippi (although the demolished Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge connecting Mississippi with Arkansas was taller by 5 feet, its main spans were located entirely within Arkansas).

The original bridge, built by the Works Progress Administration and completed in October 1940, has only two 8-foot lanes and lacks shoulders, and now carries all westbound traffic. The newer, eastbound bridge completed in 1988, has 11-foot lanes with inside and outside shoulders. Eastbound traffic is heavier, as that crossing goes into Natchez and connects with US Highway 61, where travelers can continue north to Vicksburg and south to Baton Rouge.^[1]

See also

• List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

References

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Crossings of the Mississippi River
Upstream Vicksburg Bridge Natchez-Vidalia Bridge Downstream Angola Ferry