Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge - Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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N 37° 17.709 W 089° 31.233
16S E 276581 N 4130594
The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge connecting Missouri's Route 34 and Route 74 with Illinois Route 146 across the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM2DCX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2007
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It was built just south of its predecessor, the Cape Girardeau Bridge, which was completed in 1928 and demolished in 2004. Prior to its destruction, it was documented for the Library of Congress Historic American Engineering Record Survey number HAER MO-84.
The bridge is named after Bill Emerson, a Missouri politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 until his death in 1996. (Wikipedia)
Date Completed: 12/13/2003
Usage: Automobile
Length: 4,000 feet
WWW: Not listed
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