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The recent flood of the Mississippi River caused several bridges to be closed. Among them was the Quincy, IL, Memorial Bridge. I previously posted a closing of the Wabash Railway Bridge in Hannibal. You can view it here and also follow that link to view the flood information and other photos.

This was taken on June 3rd when the water level was 30.46 in Quincy, Illinois. Flood stage is 17.0 feet. The water level was at 27.12 today and the bridge has since been reopened. The record water level was 32.1 feet in 1993.

The Memorial Bridge carries eastbound traffic into Quincy and the Bayview Bridge carries the westbound traffic out of Quincy. The Bayview Bridge was converted to both east and westbound traffic this day. You can read about the Memorial Bridge here and the Bayview Bridge here. You can view a portion of the Bayview Bridge on the right side of this photo.

I still plead for a Photojournalism Category.