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Mississippi River Navigation and Economics
The Mississippi River is without question the largest highway in North America. With its' tributaries, it spans a navigable length of 12,350 miles. Below are links to what floats through it, how much it costs to do it, and how the river's efficiency makes it such an indispensable resource to the United States
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However, the ability to use the river so completely is does not come cheap. The United States Army Corps of Engineers has been designated caretaker of the river, and keep it up to code with a variety of methods.