Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge

Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge

The bridge from Peninsula Point Two Rivers Historical Park in Anoka
Coordinates 45°11′29.5″N 93°23′43.5″W / 45.191528°N 93.395417°W / 45.191528; -93.395417Coordinates: 45°11′29.5″N 93°23′43.5″W / 45.191528°N 93.395417°W / 45.191528; -93.395417
Carries Four lanes of US 169
Crosses Mississippi River
Locale Anoka, Minnesota
Official name Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge
Maintained by Minnesota Department of Transportation
ID number 4380
Characteristics
Design Open spandrel concrete deck arch bridge
Total length 1038.4 feet
Width 56 feet
Longest span 108 feet
Clearance below 19 feet
History
Opened 1929

The Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge, also known as the Ferry Street Bridge, is a 10-span open spandrel concrete deck arch bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Champlin and Anoka, Minnesota, United States. The bridge was built in 1929 by the Minneapolis Bridge Company. In 1979 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

By 1991 the bridge had deteriorated to the point where it needed to be renovated. A temporary bridge was built alongside the current bridge, and the Anoka-Champlin bridge was torn down to the piers and arches. A new, wider deck and support system was built. In order to keep its historic status, the ornamental concrete railing and other parts were duplicated from the old form. The bridge was reopened in 1998, and the temporary bridge was removed.[2]

It was listed on the National Register for state-level significance in engineering and transportation as a representative of the open-spandrel concrete arch bridges developed in the Twin Cities area in the late 1920s, and for providing a key connection between two river communities.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.
  3. ↑ Spaeth, Lynne VanBrocklin; Robert M. Frame (May 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-16.

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