Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge connecting Missouri's Route 34 and Route 74 with Illinois Route 146 across the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois.Photo: Framerotblues, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Houck Stadium and Southeast Missouri Hospital.
Houck Stadium
Stadium
Houck Field is an stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It opened in 1930 and was named after famous Missouri resident Louis Houck. Today it is home to the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team and women's soccer teams. Houck Stadium is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Hospital
Southeast Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast Missouri Hospital first opened in 1928 and has grown into a regional medical complex serving over 600,000 people in 22 counties in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. Southeast Missouri Hospital is situated 2 miles northwest of Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.
Show Me Center
Event venue
The Show Me Center is a multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Since its opening in 1987, this joint project between the City of Cape Girardeau and the university annually hosts approximately 250 meeting room and 160 arena events as an entertainment, meeting, and gathering center. Show Me Center is situated 2 miles north of Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Girardeau and Scott City.
Cape Girardeau
Photo: Drowzy, Public domain.
Cape Girardeau is a city named after a French soldier/trader in southeastern Missouri. Watch out for murals and flood walls in this college town.
Scott City
Town
Scott City is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 4,346 at the 2020 census. The Scott County portion of Scott City is part of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Cape Girardeau County portion is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Scott City is situated 5 miles south of Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois
- Categories: steel bridge, road bridge, cable-stayed bridge, and transportation
- Location: Cape Girardeau Township, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.29532° or 37° 17′ 43″ northLongitude
-89.51465° or 89° 30′ 53″ westOpen location code
869G7FWP+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 708954654OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q862082
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge”
- French: “Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge”
- German: “Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge”
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Highlights include Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge and Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
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