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A beautiful late spring evening at the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau, with soft pink clouds glowing from the sunset behind me. The cable-stayed span rises over the swollen waters of the Mississippi River, which is running high after recent heavy rains. I composed the scene with trees in the foreground, naturally framing the bridge and drawing the eye toward its softly illuminated structure.
Completed in 2004, the bridge carries Interstate 74 across the river, linking Missouri with East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. It replaced the historic 1929 crossing and was named after Bill Emerson, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996. The bridge also gained cinematic recognition with its appearance in Gone Girl, adding to its iconic presence along the riverfront.
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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