Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (1936) Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (1936) The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge was a Cantilevered Through Truss Bridge carrying US 36 over the Mississippi River. It was replaced in 2000 with the extension of I-72 and subsequently demolished. The bridge, which replaced motor vehicle use of the Wabash Bridge, was opened in 1936 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and entered Missouri at the foot of Cardiff Hill which appeared in Twain's books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. A crosswalk crossed the highway, connecting the Twain boyhood home with the lighthouse at the top of the hill.
Mark Twain Riverboat for many months, while "Mark Twain"s ongoing refurbishment at the dry dock was finished. In September 2005, "Molly Brown" was moved to the dry dock, and in March 2006, "Mark Twain" finally resumed operation from Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing. However, it was not until September that "Molly Brown"s long refurbishment finally began, and was completed in late April 2007. Yet, in 2010, "Molly Brown" had to be rebuilt from scratch. On March 25, 2011, she was back in business, with a new recording of Molly Brown's speech in English, which used to be in French. The Mark Twain hasn’t operated