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Mississippi River bridge at Lansing closed

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picture of the Black Hawk Bridge in Lansing, Iowa.

The Iowa Department of Transportation said that the Mississippi River bridge crossing between Wisconsin and Lansing, Iowa is closed.

The Wisconsin State Patrol said the closure occurred just after midnight Sunday morning.

Clayton Burke, project manager for the new bridge project, said that there’s a monitoring system on the 94-year-old bridge. It detected that one of the piers moved or shifted beyond their safety threshold.

He said that they’re looking into the movement and the data from the bridge sensors.

An engineering firm then would analyze the data and the structure regarding its safety.

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A decision on reopening the bridge comes after the firm makes it’s report.

Burke didn’t have a timeframe on when that might happen.

A post from the Iowa DOT late Sunday afternoon said that they expect more information by the end of the week. They’ll provide updates as soon as possible.

Construction work

The Iowa DOT is in the process of constructing a replacement for the bridge that opened in 1931.

In February 2024, construction work on the new bridge shifted the old one which forced a closure that lasted nearly two months.

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A ferry service transported people across the river during part of that time until the bridge reopened.

A live camera view of the Black Hawk Bridge shows no traffic crossing the bridge on Sunday morning.

Until the bridge reopens, traveler have to use the next closest crossings in either La Crosse or Prairie du Chien.

Iowa 511 website showing the Black Hawk Bridge closed between Iowa and Wisconsin on May 18, 2025.

Kevin Millard is News Director for WIZM News. A West Salem native, he's spent most of his life, except for a year each in Florida and Wausau, here in the La Crosse area. Broadcasting and the media has been a part of his life since he was filmed in his first commercial in 2nd Grade. Most of his career has been spent working behind the scenes in the newsroom at a local television station. He's been the host of WKTY Outdoors since October 2005.

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