Traveling between Missouri and Illinois just got a whole lot trickier. The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is closed, and it’s causing major headaches for commuters, but a major New Madrid Fault quake would make bridge travel exponentially worse.
I'm not saying it's not impressive, but the Missouri bridge just declared one of the most spectacular in the state is truthfully very crooked and very closed.
It's no small thing when a span connecting Missouri and Illinois is not drivable, but that's the story for a St. Louis bridge that is suddenly closed for two days.
We drive across bridges every day and barges drive under those same bridges, how safe are the bridges in the Land of Lincoln, the numbers may surprise you...
There is a report that a barge has slammed into the Fort Madison Bridge in Iowa and is now sinking. The bridge is reportedly closed as of this writing.