July 12, 2016: The US 54 bridge across the Mississippi River, from Louisiana, Missouri.
Not Iowa news, but “this is going to affect my plans to have every Mississippi River bridge crossed between St. Paul and Memphis” news:
State and local officials for the twin Pike Counties in Missouri and Illinois were thrilled last week [early July -ed.] when it was announced that funding has been secured for replacement of the Champ Clark Bridge.
Eastern District Pike County Commissioner Curt Mitchell said he was very pleased with the decision and noted that it took the dedication of many elected officials to make the project a priority. He added that he spoke with an official from MoDOT on Monday who confirmed the project completion goal is November of 2019.
US 54 is the only river crossing between Hannibal and the St. Louis area. The new bridge will be built right beside the old one.