Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
2003
The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
1. 2003 Marker
After 15 years of planning and 7 years of construction, the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge opened to traffic on December 13, 2003. The bridge was named for Bill Emerson, an eight-term Congressman who had championed the legislation that brought about the construction of this modern cable-stayed structure, replacing the first bridge which served the community from 1928 to 2003.
Erected by Mississippi River Tales / River Heritage Mural Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical date for this entry is December 13, 2003.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 18.211′ N, 89° 31.076′ W. Marker was in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. It was on Main Street. The marker stands along the Missouri Wall of Fame along the Mississippi River Front. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 18 Main St, Cape Girardeau MO 63701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Missouri. It was also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: A different marker also named 2003 (here, next to this marker); Artists Panel (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 1980 (a few steps from this marker); Missouri Mule / The Wild West (within
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Other markers no longer nearby. The Artists (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1980 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Dwarfing the Titanic (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); 1964 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Hollywood (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1958 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
2. 2003 Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
3. 2003 Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
4. 2003 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 5 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2024, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
