The Northern Pacific Railway constructed Bridge No. 9 in 1922 to carry freight over the Mississippi River. Minneapolis acquired the bridge in 1986 and in 1999 converted it from a double track railroad ...
Black Hawk Bridge, completed in 1931, will be imploded Friday. The bridge carried 2,100 vehicles daily and closed in October. A $140 million replacement is expected to open in 2027. Residents plan ...
This undated photo provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, shows the Mississippi River Bridge, also known as the Black Hawk Bridge, in Lansing, Iowa. (Iowa ...
A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that clears the way for a modern replacement. The Mississippi River Bridge, ...