Bridging the Mississippi: Spans Across the Father of Waters

No matter how many times cross it, the Horace Wilkinson Bridge draws a sense of occasion—crossing from one side to the other of the Great River, into our capitol city. There's the smell of coffee roasting, the water's folding under a barge, and Tiger Stadium rising above the horizon. 

In his expansive photographic account of America's greatest waterway, Philip Gould captures this mystique, elevating as subject the architectural wonder of bridges—specifically those that bring us across the Mississippi. See Bridging the Mississippi: Spans Across the Father of Waters on exhibit at the Hilliard Art Museum from August 4, 2020–April 3, 2021. hilliardmuseum.org.