Vicksburg Mississippi I-20 River Bridge

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Top contributor TampaRandy created this drone video of an important Mississippi River bridge in the Southeastern USA. The Vicksburg Bridge crosses the USA's most important river where it serves as the border between the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is is part of I-20, the interstate highway which crosses through the heart of the Old South. Opened in 1973, the bridge is just southwest of the city of Vicksburg, the site of a pivotal (and very bloody) battle during the USA's Civil War.

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The Vicksburg Bridge crosses the Mississippi River from Louisiana to Mississippi, was built as part of the Interstate I-20 highway project. Due to the configuration of the river and the existing US-80 bridge, safe river navigation demanded that the I-20 bridge had to be built either right next to the existing US-80 bridge, or it would need to be at least a mile and a half downstream. The decision was made to build the new bridge next to the old bridge. This decision forced a key design element in that the piers of the new bridge had to match the spacing of the piers on the old bridge. This was to allow barge tows to sail straight through both structures without having to zigzag. While the two bridges look similar, the new bridge has a simpler design based on fewer but heavier structural members.
• River Elevation: 49 Feet.
• Highway: I-20.
• Daily Traffic Count: 28,200 (2003).
• Bridge Type: Continuous Steel Truss Through Deck.
• Length: 12,974 Feet Overall, 870 Foot Longest Clear Span.
• Width: 60 Feet, 4 Lanes.
• Navigation Channel Width: 846 Feet.
• Height Above Water: 116 Feet.
• Date Built: Opened February 14, 1973.

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