Lake Street Bridge
Coordinates: 44 ° 56'55 " N , 93 ° 12'8" W.
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| use | 4- lane motor vehicle traffic sidewalks |
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| Crossing of | Mississippi River | |
| place | Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area | |
| Entertained by | Ramsey and Hennepin Counties , Minnesota | |
| Building number | 62082 | |
| construction | Reinforced concrete - arch bridge | |
| overall length | 453 m | |
| width | 23 m | |
| Longest span | 169 m | |
| Clear height | 20 m | |
| start of building | 1989 | |
| opening | 1992 | |
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| Mississippi River Bridges in Minneapolis / St. Paul | ||
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The Lake Street Bridge is a reinforced concrete - arch bridge , which the Mississippi River between Minneapolis and St. Paul spans. It runs in an east-west direction and connects Lake Street in Minneapolis with Marshall Avenue in St. Paul. That is why it is usually referred to as the Marshall Avenue Bridge in St. Paul . The structure was designed by Howard, Needles, Tammen, and Bergendoff .
Today's Lake Street Bridge replaced the previous half-timbered structure , which was built in 1889 and at the time of the new construction - after the Eads Bridge in St. Louis , Missouri from 1874 - was the second oldest connection across the river still in use. The Minneapolis Tribune described the new building as a "stupid extravaganza" because seven bridges already crossed the river in the area of the Twin Cities . However, the Lake Street Bridge became a major link between Minneapolis and St. Paul. Before the freeway system came into being, it led US Highway 212 over the Mississippi River.
When construction began in 1989, one half of the bridge was built. The old bridge was still in operation during this construction phase. However, an accident delayed the new building. The auxiliary structure for one of the arches collapsed and killed one of the construction workers. The old structure will be demolished by blasting it . The first attempt failed and a few weeks later a second demolition with a stronger explosive charge had to follow.
Individual evidence
- ^ Collapse of Lake Street / Marshall Avenue Bridge . CTLGroup. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
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- Mary Charlotte Costello: Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge. Volume 2: Minnesota. MC Costello, Davenport IA 2002, ISBN 0-9644518-2-4 .
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Upstream Short Line Bridge |
Crossing the Mississippi River |
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