New Wisconsin-Iowa bridge across Mississippi River to open Nov. 6

The bridge, which has been in construction since 2023, will replace the historic Black Hawk Bridge that for almost a century connected Wisconsin's Crawford County with Lansing, Iowa. The original bridge, which was aging and experiencing structural issues, closed to traffic last October and was imploded in December.

Officials announced in early September that the new bridge would open in November, months ahead of schedule. They credited contractors' hard work, as well as favorable weather and river conditions...