DriftlessMode

11/04/2026

WAVING THANKS AND GOOD BYE TO THE FERRIES - These two ferries carried over 130,000 vehicles back and forth across the Mississippi River at Lansing, Iowa, since the old bridge closed. The temporary free car ferry service will complete its final runs on Friday and officially cease operations as the bridge opens.

10/30/2026

LANSING FALL, 2008 EDITION - Compare fall color here, back then, with today.

10/29/2026

IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS TRIBUTE TO THE OLD BLACK HAWK BRIDGE FIRST POSTED FOUR YEARS AGO...

A photographic tribute to the historic recently closed (October 20,...

10/28/2026

***Newly reconstructed Iowa 9/Iowa 26 open to traffic*** -NOT bridge traffic but the roadway leading to it on the Iowa side should be clear of detour barriers..

10/25/2026

LONELY AT THE TOP - At the new Lansing, Iowa bridge site, a lone worker is high up at his job early Saturday morning while the rest of us sip coffee and go about our day's business.

10/24/2026

GUARDRAIL WORK - Work on the guardrails continued through Friday for these workers at the west end of the bridge on the Lansing, Iowa side of the Mississippi River. The bridge's opening to public traffic is fast approaching!

10/06/2026

THE NEWS LANSING, IOWA, WISCONSIN, AND ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS, DRIFTLESS AREA TRAVELERS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR: ***BRIDGE TO OPEN NOVEMBER 6!

Iowa and Wisconsin announce Nov. 6 opening for Iowa 9/WIS 82 Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing

10/04/2026

ONE YEAR AGO, NO NEW BRIDGE IN SIGHT - Photos from first week in October, 2025, construction of the iron bridge expanse was only beginning. And look where the bridge is today. It so much resembles the old Black Hawk Bridge but with modern day engineering. Should be around for a good long while.