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Natchez–Vidalia Bridge
Coordinates	31°33′33″N 91°25′09″W / 31.55917°N 91.41917°W / 31.55917; -91.41917
Carries	4 lanes of US 84 / US 425
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Vidalia, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi
ID number	21000840010001A (westbound) 21000840010001B (eastbound)
Characteristics
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)
History
Opened	October 1940 (westbound) June 1988 (eastbound)
Statistics
Daily traffic	24,000 (2007)
Location

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

The original bridge, built by the Works Progress Administration and completed in September 1940, has only two 8-foot lanes and lacks shoulders. It was originally bidirectional, but now carries all westbound traffic. The newer, eastbound bridge completed in 1988, has 11-foot lanes with inside and outside shoulders. Eastbound traffic goes into Natchez and connects with US Highway 61, where travelers can continue north to Vicksburg and south to Baton Rouge.

See also

• List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

References

1. Suzassippi (2013-04-23). "Dedicated to the People: Natchez-Vidalia Bridge". Retrieved 2016-03-02.

Crossings of the Mississippi River
Upstream Vicksburg Bridge Natchez–Vidalia Bridge Downstream John James Audubon Bridge

v t e City of Natchez, Mississippi
Topics	History Geography Politics Economy Culture Media Transportation Natchezers
Education	Natchez-Adams School District Natchez High School Alcorn State University Copiah–Lincoln Community College
Landmarks	Commercial Bank and Banker's House Natchez–Vidalia Bridge Rosalie Mansion St. Mary Basilica
Transportation	Natchez–Adams County Airport
Category

• Natchez micropolitan area
• Bridges over the Mississippi River
• Bridges completed in 1940
• Bridges completed in 1988
• Road bridges in Louisiana
• Road bridges in Mississippi
• U.S. Route 65
• U.S. Route 84
• Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
• Cantilever bridges in the United States
• Buildings and structures in Concordia Parish, Louisiana
• Buildings and structures in Natchez, Mississippi
• Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States
• Transportation in Concordia Parish, Louisiana
• Transportation in Adams County, Mississippi
• Vidalia, Louisiana
• 1940 establishments in Mississippi
• 1940 establishments in Louisiana
• 1988 establishments in Mississippi
• 1988 establishments in Louisiana