Natchez–Vidalia Bridge

Natchez–Vidalia Bridge
Natchez-Vidalia Bridge
Carries 4 lanes of US 84/US 425
Crosses Mississippi River
Locale Vidalia, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi
ID number 21000840010001A (westbound)
21000840010001B (eastbound)
Design Twin Cantilever bridges
Total length 4,205 feet (1,282 m) (westbound)
4,202 feet (1,281 m) (eastbound)
Width 24 feet (7 m) (westbound)
42 feet (13 m) (eastbound)
Longest span 3 848 feet (258 m) spans per bridge
Clearance below 125 feet (38 m)
Opened October 1940 (westbound)
July 1988 (eastbound)
Daily traffic 24,000 (2007)
Coordinates 31°33′33″N 91°25′09″W / 31.55917°N 91.41917°W / 31.55917; -91.41917

The Natchez–Vidalia Bridge are two twin cantilever bridges carrying US Routes 65, 84 and 425 across the Mississippi River between Vidalia, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi. It is the tallest bridge in Mississippi (although the Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge connecting Mississippi with Arkansas is taller by 5 feet, its main spans are located entirely within Arkansas).

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