University Bridge (St. Cloud)
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University Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 45°32′56.5″N 94°08′51″W / 45.549028°N 94.14750°W |
Carries | University Drive |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | Saint Cloud, Minnesota |
Maintained by | City of St. Cloud |
ID number | 73540 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Concrete girder bridge |
Total length | 1171 feet |
Width | 65 feet |
Longest span | 169 feet |
Clearance below | 20 feet |
History | |
Opened | 1985 |
Location | |
University Bridge is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Built in 1985, and designed by Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff, it is the second-newest bridge in St. Cloud, after Granite City Crossing. It is named for its proximity to St. Cloud State University. To accommodate bikers and walkers, the bridge has an approach ramp on one side and steps on the other side. For decoration, a scrollwork pattern is cut into the approach walls' concrete, and the piers are a curved "V" shape.
The previous bridge at this structure, built in 1892, was a through-truss bridge.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.
Categories:
- Road bridges in Minnesota
- Bridges over the Mississippi River
- Buildings and structures in St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Bridges completed in 1985
- Transportation in Stearns County, Minnesota
- Concrete bridges in the United States
- Girder bridges in the United States
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Minnesota building and structure stubs
- Minnesota transportation stubs