The Natchez–Vidalia Bridge are two twin

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carrying

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, and

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across the

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between

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and Natchez, Mississippi. It is the tallest bridge in Mississippi (although the demolished Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge connecting Mississippi with

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was taller by 5 feet, its main spans were located entirely within Arkansas). The original bridge, built by the

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and completed in September 1940, has only two 8-foot lanes and lacks shoulders. It was originally bidirectional, but now carries all westbound traffic. The newer, eastbound bridge completed in 1988, has 11-foot lanes with inside and outside shoulders. Eastbound traffic goes into Natchez and connects with

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, where travelers can continue north to Vicksburg and south to Baton Rouge.

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