WINFIELD, Mo.— The closing of the Mississippi River to barge and all other river traffic, due to concern over a possible bridge collapse at Memphis, is the second blockage of the 2021 shippping season. Repairs at Lock and Dam 25 near Winfield, Missouri, delayed access to the upper Mississippi by two weeks in late March. About 4,500 barges with 26.9 million tons of cargo, mostly grain, pass through the Winfield lock a year,
River profile
Distance from Winona fleeting harbor:
> LaCrosse: 30 miles
> Dubuque: 147 miles
> Davenport: 218 miles
Winfield: 413 miles
> > St. Louis: 518 miles
> Memphis: 724 miles
> New Orleans: 1,116 miles