Veterans Bridge (St. Cloud, Minnesota)

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.

Veterans Bridge
The Veterans Bridge from the southwest
Coordinates45°33′47″N 94°09′22″W
CarriesFour lanes of First Street North / East St. Germain Street
CrossesMississippi River
LocaleSt. Cloud, Minnesota
Maintained byCity of St. Cloud
ID number73514
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
Total length767 feet
Width70 feet
Longest span215 feet
Clearance below42 feet
History
Opened1971
Location

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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