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Bridal Veil Falls Bridge

Hennepin County, Minnesota

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Modern, Non-Historic Replacement Bridge

This bridge dates to 2006 and is NOT historic.

Photo taken by Nathan Holth in June 2013

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BH Photo #255912

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Bridal Veil Falls on MN 513 (E. River Road) in Minneapolis
Location
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1940; Replaced 2006
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 61.0 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 35.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.96524, -93.22166   (decimal degrees)
44°57'55" N, 93°13'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/482519/4979113 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul West
Inventory numbers
MN L5761 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20397 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,731)
Built 1940 (1,124)
Built during 1940s (4,266)
Deck arch (11,958)
Have street view (29,908)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (207)
Lost (30,016)
Lost 2006 (378)
 Lost during 2000s (4,440)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (149)
Minnesota (1,657)
Replaced by new bridge (20,423)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,549)
Structurally deficient (12,760)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,349)

Update Log 

  • June 11, 2013: New photos from Nathan Holth
  • June 6, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Replaced in 2006 by an apparently visually similar bridge
  • May 13, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: GPS Fix

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Bridal Veil Falls Bridge
Posted June 11, 2013, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Well, it sure did not take the graffiti artists long to find this one.

Bridal Veil Falls Bridge
Posted June 11, 2013, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Well, that answers my question. I posted the few photos I took of the modern bridge on this page for reference purposes.

Bridal Veil Falls Bridge
Posted June 11, 2013, by Matt Lohry

I lived just a few miles from this location and watched the whole project take place...it was a complete demolition and replacement; this bridge is completely modern.

Bridal Veil Falls Bridge
Posted June 6, 2013, by Luke Harden (lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com)

The original bridge was demolished in 2006 and rebuilt in a similar aesthetic in 2006:

http://www.bridgelandnews.org/1134

Bridal Veil Falls Bridge
Posted June 6, 2013, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This bridge is still an arch bridge, but has a 2006 plaque on it and all material appeared to be modern. Does anyone have any conflicting evidence to my theory that this bridge was completely demolished and replaced with a similar arch bridge in 2006?