Bridge of Hope
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 The Bridge of Hope as viewed from the east bank of the Mississippi, north of the bridge. |
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| Carries | Four lanes of Minnesota State Highway 15 |
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| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Sauk Rapids, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 05011 |
| Design | Precast concrete girder bridge |
| Longest span | 140 feet |
| Total length | 1711 feet |
| Width | 85 feet |
| Clearance below | 18 feet |
| Opening date | 1995 |
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The Bridge of Hope is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Sartell, Minnesota and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The bridge was completed eight months early, aided by favorable weather and trouble-free construction. It was built in 1995 and was designed by Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Jim Hill Group.
The bridge is named in honor of Jacob Wetterling, a boy who was abducted from St. Joseph, Minnesota in 1989. The name was chosen by a group of high school students who wanted to memorialize Wetterling and other missing children.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.
- Session Weekly, May 26, 1995. Minnesota House of Representatives (1995). Retrieved on 2006-05-27.
| Bridges of the Mississippi River | |||
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| Upstream Sartell Bridge |
Bridge of Hope |
Downstream New Sauk Rapids Bridge |
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