Lansing Bridge Over Mississippi River Closed Again to Traffic

The bridge over the Mississippi River between Lansing, Iowa and DeSoto, Wisconsin is again closed to traffic for at least a week. 

Clayton Burke, an engineer with the Iowa Department of Transportation, says they had to close the structure on Saturday night.

Burke says they have not determined a reason for the apparent movement of the bridge, but they’re focusing on two possibilities.

All of the instrumentation involved is being double-checked.

A new bridge is being built beside the current bridge and construction work on that new structure is also being halted.

The bridge was closed for a similar reason in February and March of 2024. The nearest bridges for vehicle traffic to cross the Mississippi River are at La Crescent, Minnesota/Lacrosse, Wisconsin, or Marquette, Iowa/Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa