ðə hˈaɪweɪ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ bɹˈɪdʒ kɹˈɔsᵻz ɐ ɹˈɪvɚ ɹˈoʊd ænd θɹˈiː spˈænz ʌv flˈʌdpleɪn bᵻfˌoːɹ ˈæktʃuːəli kɹˈɔsɪŋ ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi.
The Highway 24 bridge crosses a river road and three spans of floodplain before actually crossing the Mississippi.