Champ Clark Bridge - Louisiana, Missouri
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 39° 27.307 W 091° 03.051
15S E 667700 N 4369096
Historic truss bridge spanning the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMJ4TT
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member ddtfamily
Views: 4

US 54 crosses the MISSOURI LINE, in the middle of the CHAMP CLARK BRIDGE (toll, 50¢) over the Mississippi River, 20 miles southwest of Pittsfield, Illinois. The bridge was completed in 1928 at a cost of $1,000,000. - Missouri: A Guide to the "Show Me" State, Tour  15, pg. 553.

The Champ Clark Bridge still spans the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri.  The narrow 20-foot wide supports traffic in both directions and no longer is a toll charged.  The bridge is a five span truss bridge that is 2,286.4 feet long.

The bridge is named after James Beauchamp "Champ" Clark, a former Speaker of the House from Bowling Green, Missouri.  He served as Speaker from 1911 to 1919.

The bridge is tentatively scheduled for retirement and replacement sometime in the next ten years.
Book: Missouri

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 553

Year Originally Published: 1941

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