December 18, 2006: The approach to the BNSF Fort Madison bridge as seen from the Illinois side.
Iowa’s second-oldest existing bridge across the Mississippi River is going to cost more to cross.
The bridge at Fort Madison, the only toll bridge on Iowa’s east side, isn’t state-owned. It’s part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. Even when this location was the east end of IA 2, the bridge technically marked the end of that route.
The toll for cars went from $1 to $2 on March 1, 2012, a KHQA story from that year said. Radio Iowa reports that on Jan. 1, the toll will go to $3. WGEM adds that the toll will go to $4 on Jan. 1, 2025.