Camden Bridge is a
continuous span plate girder bridge
A plate girder bridge is a bridge supported by two or more plate girders.
Overview
In a plate girder bridge, the plate girders are typically I-beams made up from separate structural steel plates (rather than rolled as a single cross-section), w ...
, that spans the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
in
Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Locat ...
. It connects 42nd Avenue North in the
Camden community’s
industrial area on the west side of the river to 37th Avenue Northeast in
Northeast Minneapolis
Northeast is a Neighborhoods of Minneapolis, defined community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis that is composed of 13 smaller neighborhoods whose street addresses end in "NE". Unofficially it also includes the neighborhoods of the University, ...
on the east side. It also links Webber Parkway (on the west side) to St. Anthony Parkway on the east side, completing a link in the
Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
The Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway is a linked series of park areas in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, that takes a roughly circular path through the city. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board developed the system over many years. ...
. It was built in 1977 and was designed by Jacus Associates Incorporated.
The bridge was closed in April 2010 for a six-month resurfacing project and reopened ahead of schedule on August 21, 2010.
See also
*
List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
This is a list of all current and notable former bridges or other crossings of the Upper Mississippi River, Upper Mississippi River which begins at the Mississippi River's source and extends to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinoi ...
References
*
Bridges completed in 1977
Bridges in Minneapolis
Bridges over the Mississippi River
Road bridges in Minnesota
Plate girder bridges in the United States
1977 establishments in Minnesota
{{Minnesota-bridge-struct-stub