Veterans Bridge (St. Cloud, Minnesota)

Veterans Bridge

The Veterans Bridge from the southwest
Coordinates 45°33′47″N 94°09′22″W / 45.56306°N 94.15611°W / 45.56306; -94.15611Coordinates: 45°33′47″N 94°09′22″W / 45.56306°N 94.15611°W / 45.56306; -94.15611
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

  1. ↑ Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.
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