Piece description from the artist
A calm evening scene beside the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA captures the quiet strength of this iconic river crossing. Below, the Mississippi River flows higher than normal after recent heavy rains, adding a sense of power to the otherwise peaceful moment. A train passes beneath the bridge, providing a subtle reminder of the region’s constant movement and history.
Completed in 2004, the cable-stayed bridge replaced the original 1929 structure and now carries Highway 74, linking Missouri and Illinois. The bridge is named in honor of Bill Emerson, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 until his death in 1996. It also gained national recognition after appearing in the 2014 film Gone Girl. Captured as a vertical photograph, the composition emphasizes the height of the bridge and the expansive river below.
This photo was taken by Jennifer White with Timeless Moments Photography. All images are copyrighted © Timeless Moments Photography/Jennifer White. All rights reserved.
Jennifer White is a professional photographer from the Ozarks in Southwest Missouri, United States. She specializes in fine art and travel photography but also does real estate photography, portraits, weddings, commercial photos and more. In April 2018 she was internationally published in a woman's art magazine known as Women Art 278 based out of Germany, PracticeLink Magazine (winter 2022), and her 'Come On Spring Time' daffodil image was made into a USPS postage stamp (Jan 2023). She has also won various art contests online and locally. Her art and photography is sold world-wide. She enjoys traveling and showing the world the beauty in everything created by Lord through both nature and mankind.
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