Fort Road Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Fort Road Bridge
Carries:Four lanes of
Crosses:Mississippi River
Locale:Saint Paul, Minnesota
Maint:Minnesota Department of Transportation
Design:Girder bridge
Mainspan:300 feet
Length:1198.5 feet
Width:68 feet
Below:59.8 feet
Open:1961

Fort Road Bridge is a girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Saint Paul, and Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1960 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and was designed by Sverdrup & Parcel Engineering Company. It is the third bridge on the site. The first bridge, a deck girder bridge, was built in 1880. The second bridge, a metal arch bridge, was built by 1912.

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