North Channel Bridge

North Channel Bridge
North Channel Bridge, looking southeast from the north approach.
Coordinates	44°03′44″N 91°38′15″W / 44.06222°N 91.63750°WCoordinates: 44°03′44″N 91°38′15″W / 44.06222°N 91.63750°W
Carries	Two lanes of MN 43 and WIS 54
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Winona, Minnesota
ID number	B-06-0752 (Wisconsin), 5930 (Minnesota)
Characteristics
Design	Concrete girder bridge
Total length	1008 feet
Width	61 feet
Longest span	101 feet
Clearance below	20 feet
History
Opened	1997

The North Channel Bridge crosses the north channel of the Mississippi River between Latsch Island (part of Winona, Minnesota) and Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

The bridge has a street setup, with one lane in either direction. It carries Minnesota State Highway 43 and WI 54 in either direction. Immediately to the southwest is the Main Channel Bridge.

Images

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  Looking southwest along the center line
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  Looking northeast along the centerline

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

• Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) Survey number HAER MN-91 also covers the more elegant Winona Main Channel Bridge less than a half mile south of the north channel bridge. The actual navigable channel of the Mississippi passes beneath the main channel bridge.