The Shakopee Bridge is a four-lane vehicular bridge crossing the

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between

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and downtown

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. The bridge carries Scott County Road 101 (CR 101) traffic (formerly State Highway 101) across the bridge. This bridge opened in 1993, one city block downstream from a two-lane bridge it replaced. The old two-lane bridge remains in place as a pedestrian/bicycle bridge. It is locally known as the Holmes Street Bridge and is listed on the

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Flooding

This bridge has been occasionally closed due to flooding north of the bridge. A sign north of the bridge displays the high-water marks of the 1965 and

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floods along the Minnesota River. In 2016, a new bridge that raises the elevation of County Road 101 north of the Shakopeee Bridge was completed, which will greatly reduce road closures due to flooding.

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Flooding

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