Veterans Bridge (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Veterans Bridge | |
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The Veterans Bridge from the southwest | |
Coordinates | 45°33′47″N 94°09′22″W / 45.56306°N 94.15611°WCoordinates: 45°33′47″N 94°09′22″W / 45.56306°N 94.15611°W |
Carries | Four lanes of First Street North / East St. Germain Street |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
Maintained by | City of St. Cloud |
ID number | 73514 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Girder bridge |
Total length | 767 feet |
Width | 70 feet |
Longest span | 215 feet |
Clearance below | 42 feet |
History | |
Opened | 1971 |
Veterans Bridge is a steel girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1971 and was designed by Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff.
There have been three previous bridges at this location. The first was built in 1867 by the St. Cloud Bridge Company and was a wooden toll bridge. The city bought the bridge in 1887 and rebuilt it with iron and wood. In 1894, the wooden bridge was replaced with a deck truss bridge, which survived until the new bridge was built in 1971.[1]
See also
References
- Notes
- Veterans Bridge, Mississippi River Highway Crossing, Saint Cloud, MN, Highways, Byways, And Bridge Photography, John A. Weeks III
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