Third Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)
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 Third Avenue Bridge spanning the Mississippi |
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| Carries | Four lanes of Minnesota State Highway 65 |
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| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 2440 |
| Design | Open-spandrel concrete arch bridge |
| Longest span | 211 feet |
| Total length | 2223 feet |
| Width | 54 feet |
| Clearance below | 42 feet |
| Opening date | 1918 |
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The Third Avenue Bridge is a landmark structure of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, originally known as the St. Anthony Falls Bridge. It carries road traffic across the Mississippi River and right over the upper fringes of Saint Anthony Falls. The multi-arched bridge meets with Third Avenue in downtown Minneapolis at its south end, but curves as it crosses the river, and connects with Central Avenue on its north end. The shallow "S" curve in the bridge was built to avoid fractures in the limestone bedrock that supports the bridge piers. The road is also designated Minnesota State Highway 65. Construction began in 1917, and it opened about a year later. The bridge, which uses arches of an open spandrel design, has been modified since that time, and underwent a major overhaul in 1979–1980. The 2,223-foot (667.6 m) crossing was designed by city engineer Frederick W. Cappelen, who also created plans for other similar bridges in Minneapolis such as the Franklin Avenue Bridge. It cost US$690,000 at the time.
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[edit] References
- Bridges 2005: Third Avenue Bridge - Saint Anthony Main .
- Third Avenue Bridge - Minneapolis Riverfront District Bridges 2005.
- Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.
| Bridges of the Mississippi River | |||
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| Upstream Hennepin Avenue Bridge |
Third Avenue Bridge |
Downstream Stone Arch Bridge |
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