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The Mendota Bridge (full name Fort Snelling–Mendota Bridge), in the US state of
The bridge is dedicated to the "Gopher Gunners", 151st Field Artillery who died in World War I.
It has a length of and was the longest continuous concrete arch bridge in the world when it was constructed in 1924–1926. It consists of 13 arches each wide. It was added to the
Mendota Bridge
in ''Highways, Byways, And Bridge Photography''
National Bridge Inventory
{{Dakota County, Minnesota topics Bridges completed in 1926 Bridges in Hennepin County, Minnesota Bridges over the Minnesota River Buildings and structures in Dakota County, Minnesota Concrete bridges in Minnesota Great River Road Mendota, Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Dakota County, Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Hennepin County, Minnesota Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Transportation in Dakota County, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
carries State Highway 55 (MN 55) and MN 62 over the Minnesota River
The Minnesota River () is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It drains a watershed of in Minnesota and about in South Dakota and Iowa.
It rises in southwestern ...
between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights
Mendota Heights ( ) is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has ...
. It is the final bridge over the Minnesota River before the Minnesota flows into 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 ...
at the "Meeting of the waters" or "Mendota" in the Dakota language
The Dakota language ( or ), also referred to as Dakhóta, is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, commonly known in English as the Sioux. Dakota is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the Lak ...
. Traffic on the north end of the bridge may turn onto the Fort Road Bridge ( MN 5) to cross the Mississippi River into Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...
. The skylines of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul can be seen simultaneously from the bridge.
History
The structure was designed by C.A.P. Turner and Walter H. Wheeler. Turner also designed theAerial Lift Bridge
The Aerial Lift Bridge, earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge, is a landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span began life in 1905 as the United States' first transporter bridge: Only one other was ever construc ...
in Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...
, and the Liberty Memorial Bridge between Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota
Mandan is a city on the eastern border of Morton County, North Dakota, Morton County and the List of cities in North Dakota, eighth-most populous city in North Dakota. Founded in 1879 on the west side of the upper Missouri River, it was designat ...
.
The bridge is dedicated to the "Gopher Gunners", 151st Field Artillery who died in World War I.
It has a length of and was the longest continuous concrete arch bridge in the world when it was constructed in 1924–1926. It consists of 13 arches each wide. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1979.
Between 1940 and 1965, the bridge also carried the concurrent designation of MN 100.
From 1992 to 1994, the old bridge was demolished down to the arches and rebuilt from the arches up with the new wider deck higher than the original.
See also
* List of crossings of the Minnesota RiverReferences
External links
Mendota Bridge
in ''Highways, Byways, And Bridge Photography''
National Bridge Inventory
{{Dakota County, Minnesota topics Bridges completed in 1926 Bridges in Hennepin County, Minnesota Bridges over the Minnesota River Buildings and structures in Dakota County, Minnesota Concrete bridges in Minnesota Great River Road Mendota, Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Dakota County, Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Hennepin County, Minnesota Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Transportation in Dakota County, Minnesota