Cape Girardeau Bridge Scrapbook

Collection — Box: 2602, Scrapbook: 001

Identifier: 2007.170

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Articles and photographs regarding the construction, maintenance, and use of the Cape Girardeau Traffic Bridge. Also includes a bridge dedication program.

Dates

Creation: 1926-1942

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical / Historical

Cape Girardeau’s original bridge was completed in September 1928 to replace a ferry. It was built for Model-T cars and was only twenty feet wide. In December of 2003, a new four-lane cable-stay bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau was opened. Its official name is "The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge."

Extent

1 Scrapbooks

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Articles and photographs regarding the construction, maintenance, and use of the Cape Girardeau Traffic Bridge. Also includes a bridge dedication program.