A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on ...

Construction began in late 2023 on a new bridge to replace the current one, which was built in 1931. At times, that construction has destabilized the existing bridge, causing it to close.

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers.

According to the Waterways Council, a trade association for businesses that use the Mississippi River, a standard 15-barge load is equivalent to 1,050 semi trucks or 216 train cars — meaning ...

According to the Waterways Council, a trade association for businesses that use the Mississippi River, a standard 15-barge load is equivalent to 1,050 semi trucks or 216 train cars — meaning ...

Low water levels on the Mississippi River, a result of dryness across the Midwest and South, are reducing the ability for barges to effectively navigate, driving up farmers’ transportation costs as ...

Barges float in the Mississippi River as a portion of the riverbed is exposed on Sept. 15 in St. Louis. (Jeff Roberson/AP) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The Mississippi River is at risk of bottlenecks for a third straight year as warm, dry spring weather and low winter snowpack limit ...

The Mississippi River is the main shipping waterway for grain moving from Midwest farms to export facilities at the Gulf of Mexico. Some 55 to 65 percent of U.S. corn, soybean and wheat shipments ...