Caruthersville Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 36°06′54″N 89°36′47″W / 36.11500°N 89.61306°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of   I-155 / US 412 |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Caruthersville, Missouri and Dyersburg, Tennessee |
| Maintained by | Tennessee Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 23I01550001 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Total length | 7,102 feet (2,165 m) |
| Width | 78 feet (24 m) |
| Longest span | 920 feet (280 m) and 520 feet (158 m) |
| Clearance below | 99 feet (30 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | December 1, 1976 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 9,900 |
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The Caruthersville Bridge is a single tower cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 155 and U.S. Route 412 across the Mississippi River between Caruthersville, Missouri, and Dyersburg, Tennessee. Completed in 1976, it is the only bridge that connects Missouri and Tennessee, and the northernmost bridge on the Lower Mississippi River.[1] It stands downstream of the Cairo Mississippi River Bridge and upstream of the Hernando de Soto Bridge.
- ^ "Mississippi River bridge repair work to last another year". Sikeston Standard Democrat. SEMO News Service. August 25, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2024.