(3-95) Yazoo River diversion canal. North view near the junction of the canal with the Mississippi River. On April 26, 1876, the Mississippi cut through DeSoto Peninsula leaving Vicksburg without a harbor. In 1905 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the Yazoo River diversion canal project which diverted the Yazoo into the old bed of the Mississippi forming a new harbor for Vicksburg

(3-97) Vicksburg Fire Chief Doris Sprouse (now retired) pulling a small flat-bottomed boat from the Yazoo River diversion canal. Several photos of the Vicksburg waterfront and Fort Hill were taken from the boat. A Special Thank-you to Chief Sprouse for his guided tour

(3-05) Enlarge Wartime Vicksburg landing

(6-98) Vicksburg's Old US-80 Bridge (railroad use only). The view is looking toward the Louisiana side of the river
 
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1. Old Vicksburg Bridge Former US-80 Mississippi River Crossing At Vicksburg

(3-02) The I-20 and Old US-80 (right) bridges over the Mississippi River. The view is from the Vicksburg Welcome Center

(3-97) West view from 2nd floor of Old Court House Museum. The Mississippi River was at a high level and had backed-up into it's old 1863 bed. This view is similar to what it would have been during the war