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	KATV Channel 7 - New Mississippi River Bridge to Replace Collision-Prone Bridge
		The US 82 bridge over the Mississippi River in southeast Arkansas is taking shape, but the crossing won't open until 2009.
		This week, crews are expected to close the gap in the main deck between the bridge's two primary suspension towers.
		The old bridge is a danger to modern river transportation and has sustained more barge collisions than any other bridge on the Mississippi since 1972.
	www.katv.com /news/stories/0406/317745.html (336 words)

	New Mississippi River bridge named “Top Project” (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Mississippi River bridge project (US 14/61/WIS 16) that was completed in La Crosse last year was named one of the "Top Projects of 2004" in Wisconsin Builder magazine's May 2005, Top Projects issue.
		Photos in the four-page Wisconsin Builder article focused on the December 15, 2003, float of the 475-foot-long arch section of the bridge, which was moved from the west bank of the Mississippi River and placed on permanent piers spanning the waterway's main navigational channel.
		They had to consider buoyancy, weights and river heights five months prior to erection." The computations were nearly perfect, ending with clearance of approximately four inches when the arch was moved into place.
	www.dot.state.wi.us /news/news/5/2005/mississippibr.htm (336 words)

	The Mississippi River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		One of the many bridges connecting mainland Louisana to the city of New Orleans across the crescent flow of the Mississippi River.
		Thanks to levies placed along the banks of the river, flooding is usually avoided, but occassionaly, this isn't the case and water floods into the city and surrounding areas.
		Nonetheless, the Mississippi River is the mother and New Orleans, and has served as the cities life line from the time of her first settlers to present day, nuturing the cities growth.
	ils.unc.edu /no/missi.html (499 words)

	ISGS ESAS "New Mississippi River Bridge" Project
		The Poplar Street Bridge, a focal point of interstate traffic movement through downtown St. Louis since the 1960s, is severely over-congested already.
		This area continues to rely on a single interstate bridge crossing at the heart of this metropolitan region.
		The site of the planned new bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, IL/MO ESA section involvement with this complex planning project began back in January of 1994 and has included at least 17 separate investigations to date in both states.
	www.isgs.uiuc.edu /esa/casemrb.htm (211 words)

	seMissourian.com: Story: New Mississippi River bridge reaches milestone
		Construction crews on Cape Girardeau's new Mississippi River span bridged the gap between the towering Missouri shore pier and high ground on Friday, marking a new milestone for the $100 million project that is scheduled to be competed before year's end.
		The steel cables are housed in white plastic pipe that runs diagonally from the bridge frame to the tall pier on the Missouri shore and the one in the middle of the Mississippi River.
		Owens said crews continue to extend the bridge structure between the Missouri shore pier and the pier in the middle of the river.
	www.semissourian.com /story/108091.html (476 words)

	Edwardsville Intelligencer - Funds acquired for New Mississipi Bridge
		U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello announced recently that he was able to secure $150 million in funding for the New Mississippi River Bridge in the bill to reauthorize transportation programs in the nation.
		The Illinois and Missouri departments of transportation said this week that they are seeking ways to pare down the estimated $1.6 billion cost of the new bridge in order to be able to build it in a shorter period of time.
		In addition to this funding for the New Mississippi River Bridge, the amount of funding for Illinois highways will be increased by $309.15 million a year or about 33.4 percent more per year over the current level of funding for highway projects in the state.
	www.goedwardsville.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14957901&BRD=2291&PAG=461&dept_id=473648&rfi=6 (397 words)

	The spirit of bridge building
		The ability to replace the bridge deck is rare in cable-stayed bridges, but is a necessity if you tag a structure like the New Mississippi Bridge with a 150-year service life.
		To further complicate the Mississippi crossing, the McKinley Bridge is on the verge of closing.
		East of the Mississippi I-70 will move north to connect with the new bridge, and there will be construction of a connection between I-64 and the "new" I-70.
	www.roadsbridges.com /rb/index.cfm/powergrid/rfah=\|cfap=/CFID/77958/CFTOKEN/74866463/fuseaction/showArticle/articleID/2784 (1770 words)

	KATV Channel 7 - Mississippi River Bridge Comes Closer To Completion
		The new bridge will replace a sixty-year old bridge, just half a mile upstream, which has become outdated and is a hazard to river traffic.
		According to officials, the new bridge will be the longest cable-stayed bridge on the Mississippi River.
		The bridge is not expected to open to traffic until 2009.
	www.katv.com /news/stories/0406/319103.html (315 words)

	seMissourian.com: News : Old and new Cape bridges
		The Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau remained closed to barge and boat traffic Friday as a contractor struggled to remove the steel wreckage of the old bridge.
		The dismantling of the old bridge started about three or four weeks ago with the removal of the road deck and the curbing at the edge of the deck on the Illinois side of the bridge, said senior construction inspector Rick Lamb with the Missouri Department of Transportation..
		On a bright September day in 1928, 5-year-old Virginia Kimbel strapped on new patent leather shoes her mother had purchased especially for the occasion and was among the first to look down at the mighty Mississippi from atop Cape Girardeau's new bridge...
	www.semissourian.com /topic/bridge (7023 words)

	Welcome to the Best of New Orleans! Blake Pontchartrain 10 02 01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		There is a sign on the old Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridge (the one that goes to the West Bank) that is of a pelican on a blue field with four stars, one in each corner.
		He was born here in New Orleans in August 1892 and spent the rest of his days in service to his city, his state, and his country.
		It was intended as a reminder of the man who, as chairman of the Mississippi River Bridge Authority for many years, was credited with spearheading the construction of the Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridge, which saw its first day of operation on April 15, 1958.
	www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2001-10-02/blake.html (651 words)

	Edwardsville Intelligencer - Public gives input on bridge plan
		The whole purpose of a new bridge is to divert the I-70 traffic away from the most congested part, the two-mile approach to the Poplar Street bridge, thereby reducing the volume and relieving the congestion.
		In an effort to reduce the cost of the project and allow the bridge and its associated road projects to be completed sooner, the Illinois and Missouri departments of transportation have selected the URS Corporation to complete a reevaluation study by early in 2006 at a cost of $2.5 million.
		Millenbruck explained that at 2,000 feet from pier to pier, the bridge would have the longest clear span (no piers in the water) across the Mississippi, the longest cable-stayed span in the Western Hemisphere, and the fifth longest cable-stayed span in the world.
	www.goedwardsville.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15030664&BRD=2291&PAG=461&dept_id=473648&rfi=6 (700 words)

	New Mississippi River Bridge Project Cost to Decrease to $910 Million
		The goal is to build a combination of project segments that will provide a new bridge across the Mississippi River, along with the necessary interstate and local highway connections and opening this network by 2013.
		The New Mississippi River Bridge Project has been earmarked to receive $239 million from the federal transportation bill and the states will need to identify the remaining $671 million to completely fund the project.
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	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-07-2005/0004210405&EDATE= (334 words)

	New River Gorge Bridge (US-19 Corridor "L")
		The New River Gorge Bridge is the world's largest single span arch bridge and the United States second tallest bridge.
		The New River Gorge Bridge is a vital component of West Virginia's highway network and a spectacular, popular attraction for visitors.
		Recognized for its engineering achievements, the bridge soars 876 feet above the scenic New River and is the longest single arch steel span in the world and the second highest bridge in the United States.
	www.roadstothefuture.com /New_River_Gorge_Br.html (950 words)

	New Mississippi River Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		When built, the New Mississippi River Bridge will be a record-breaking, cable-stayed structure linking the States of Illinois and Missouri in the USA, helping to relieve traffic on other bridges across the river.
		The main span of 2,000 feet (610m) will be the longest clear span across the Mississippi River, the longest cable-stayed span in the Western hemisphere and the fifth-longest cable-stayed span in the world.
		Modjeski and Masters is using LUSAS Bridge to assist with a number of global and local analyses of the structure because of the advanced 3D nonlinear, dynamics and staged construction facilities that it offers for this type of work.
	www.lusas.com /case/bridge/mississippi.html (329 words)

	U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
		The solution to this challenge is the construction of a new Mississippi River bridge with the relocation of Interstate 70, the construction of an Interstate 64 connector and related improvements in St. Louis, Missouri (Attachment I).
		Thirty-five years ago, four bridges with a total of 22 vehicle lanes crossed the Mississippi River in the core of the metropolitan area.
		The total cost for the project, including the new Mississippi River bridge, the relocation of I-70, the I-64 connector and related improvements in St. Louis, Missouri is projected to be $1.6 billion.
	epw.senate.gov /hearing_statements.cfm?id=213457 (1631 words)

	La DOTD - Design-build team proposes record-breaking New Mississippi River Bridge
		Audubon Bridge Constructors’ price proposal was made public last week when the group was identified as the apparent successful proposer for the design and construction of the bridge, which will formally be known as the
		Audubon Bridge Constructors proposes a cable-stayed bridge which, according to the team, would become the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, surpassing the Arthur Ravenel, Jr.
		Several community celebrations to welcome the new project are planned within the next few months, including a public groundbreaking at the site of the new bridge.
	www.dotd.state.la.us /press/pressrelease.asp?nRelease=621 (615 words)

	Needed: A New Mississippi River Bridge
		Missouri and Illinois Department of Transportation officials explained funding challenges for the desperately needed new Mississippi River Bridge at last fall’s Public-Private Transportation seminar, held in St. Louis.
		If voter approval could be won in Missouri, the Poplar Street Bridge could be turned into a toll bridge, encouraging drivers to move to the less convenient Eads, Martin Luther King, or MacArthur Bridges.
		Greatly improved signage would be needed to help guide non-local drivers to the bridges and then move them back to their Interstate route.
	www.betterroads.com /articles/feb06c.htm (653 words)

	Speaker available to discuss new Mississippi River bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Addition of the new bridge will create a four-lane crossing of US 14/61/WIS 16 over the Mississippi River.
		When work is complete, the new bridge will carry two lanes of eastbound traffic and the existing bridge at Cass Street will carry two lanes of westbound traffic.
		The project also involves reconstruction of a one-block area in downtown La Crosse and.75 miles of highway between the West Channel bridge and the new bridge.
	www.dot.state.wi.us /news/news/5/2003/msbridgespeaker.htm (308 words)

	The Telegraph - McKinley Bridge renovation could start this year
		While a new Mississippi River bridge into downtown St. Louis still could be more than 10 years from becoming a reality, some relief for Alton area commuters could come within a couple of years with the reopening of the McKinley Bridge.
		The bridge closed last October, removing four lanes from the area’s available means to traverse the river.
		The route south from the McKinley Bridge also would be changed, as IDOT has plans to spend $50 million to reroute Illinois Route 3 from the McKinley Bridge to the Eads Bridge in East St. Louis.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=7322505&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=25271&rfi=6 (702 words)

	La Crosse Tribune - 6.0
		You're invited to walk on the bridge between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., although it won't open to automobile traffic until this afternoon.
		The caravan will travel from the west end of the bridge to the east end, and includes a bicyclist, two horses and a surrey, the MTU Trolley, a new Buick LaCrosse car, a motorcycle and a 1934 Ford Tudor car, Grayson said.
		The new bridge, which will carry traffic eastbound to downtown La Crosse, will open to automobiles by 4 p.m.
	www.lacrossetribune.com /articles/2004/11/17/news/00lead.txt (650 words)

	DeSoto Times :: Comments on possible crossings for proposed Mississippi River bridge heard at me
		Farther northern is the I-40 bridge which was opened in 1973 and has undergone extensive retrofitting in recent years to withstand a major earthquake.
		It is the threat of earthquake, or possibly terrorist attack, that has federal officials looking at construction of at least one new bridge in the Memphis area that could withstand a major quake and still carry traffic over the river.
		Stump said it was vitally important, both regionally and nationally, to have a viable bridge crossing in the Memphis metropolitan area in case of disruption of traffic to the existing structures.
	www.godesoto.com /print.php?sid=9450 (580 words)

	Caledonia Argus
		While the float is underway, the Mississippi River bridge at Cass Street will be closed to all vehicular, bicycle, and foot traffic.
		In case of inclement weather, the float will be delayed The arch section will be floated from its current position near the west bank of the Mississippi River and placed on permanent bridge piers spanning the waterway's main navigational channel.
		For safety reasons, access to the Mississippi River bridge construction zone will be restricted in many areas.
	www.ecm-inc.com /news/caledonia/2003/December/10bridge.html (327 words)

	St. Louis Commerce Magazine
		In a joint news conference in mid July at the Regional Collaboration Center at the RCGA, members of the bi-state Congressional delegation and leaders of both the Illinois and Missouri Departments of Transportation announced the dramatic design (www.newriverbridge.org) for the new Mississippi River Bridge downtown.
		Securing funding for the long-proposed new bridge has been a top legislative priority for the RCGA, Forward Metro St. Louis and was one of the major issues brought forth to Congress during the RCGA’s annual Washington Leadership Trip.
		The announcement for a new design is a pivotal step forward in the process toward actually constructing this urgently needed new bridge.
	www.stlcommercemagazine.com /archives/september2001/rcgaction1.html (300 words)

	News St. Louis
		Six concept bridges were selected to study from more than 30 initial design concepts by the owners, the design team, and members of the community advisory committee at a Design Charrette in late November 2000.
		Selection of one bridge to carry forward to final design was made in July of 2001.
		Modjeski and Masters was chosen by the Illinois Department of Transportation to perform the bridge type study and to provide preliminary and final design for the proposed bridge.
	www.modjeski.com /news/newsSTL.htm (404 words)

	The New Mississippi River Bridge Projects
		For 18 months, from February 2000 until July 2001, the Illinois and Missouri Departments of Transportation worked with citizens and officials from throughout the St. Louis region to identify a world-class design for a new Mississippi River Bridge north of downtown.
		The current re-evaluation process is taking another look at the bridge design to see if cost reductions can be realized while maintaining its capacity, safety, and adequacy.
		The resulting structure will remain a cable stayed design and will be a striking presence on the Mississippi River.
	www.newriverbridge.org /2_bridge.htm (87 words)

	Senators get $240 million for bridge \| U.S. Senator Barack Obama
		Costello said in a news release he secured $150 million for the bridge as part of a national transportation bill.
		On Monday, regional transportation officials said they are rethinking their $1.6 billion design for a new Mississippi River bridge, citing concerns about just how much the federal government is willing to lay out for it.
		The current bill would direct federal funds to thousands of projects requested by members, from $200 million for a bridge in Alaska named for the chairman of the House Transportation Committee to $2 million to pave roads on a South Dakota Indian reservation.
	obama.senate.gov /news/050729-senators_get_240_million_for_bridge/index.html (561 words)

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