[1] It is the southernmost span connecting Illinois and Indiana, with the next vehicular bridge is located 25 miles north near Griffin on Interstate 64.

Effective January 1, 2011, through June 30, 2014, INDOT adopted an electronic toll collection system for the bridge, with users being required to obtain a transponder in order to legally use the bridge.

[2][3] The automated toll collection system, called Wabash Pass, cost $900,000.

[6] Effective July 1, 2014, the State of Indiana discontinued tolls on the Wabash Memorial Bridge.

In a $1.67 million resurfacing of the bridge, the contractors used hydrojet demolition instead of jackhammering to remove a layer of the existing concrete surface.