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Winona Bridge (new)

Winona County, Minnesota

Photos 

Main span, nearing completion

The two ends of the main span are about to meet in the middle in January 2016. The old bridge can be seen behind it, and the remains of the CNW - Winona Swing Bridge can be seen underneath it.

Photo taken by Roger Deschner in January 2016

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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Map 

Description 

This new bridge is carrying only westbound traffic, while the historic truss bridge next to it carries eastbound traffic. This bridge also carries all bicycles and pedestrians.

Facts 

Overview
Concrete deck box girder bridge over Mississippi River on westbound MN 43
Location
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
Status
Open to one-way westbound traffic
History
Opened August 27, 2016, carries only one-way westbound traffic July 1, 2019
Builder
- Ames Construction Inc. of Burnsville, Minnesota
Design
Modern concrete box girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 450.2 ft.
Total length: 2,295.1 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.05786, -91.64060   (decimal degrees)
44°03'28" N, 91°38'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/608882/4879197 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Winona West
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
10,500
Inventory numbers
MN 85851 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 70818 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 80 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Ames Construction Inc. (2)
Built 2016 (44)
Built during 2010s (493)
Concrete girder (1,099)
Deck girder (6,595)
Girder (11,636)
Minnesota (1,680)
Mississippi River (236)
 Modern (2,507)
Open (41,421)
Owned by state (16,770)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,306)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,049)
Winona County, Minnesota (31)
Winona, Minnesota (11)

Update Log 

  • October 6, 2019: Updated by Roger Deschner: Now carrying only westbound traffic
  • June 18, 2018: Updated by Roger Deschner: Incorporate NBI data
  • October 17, 2017: Updated by Roger Deschner: Bridge is entirely in Minnesota. Removed mention of Wisconsin.
  • January 30, 2017: Updated by Roger Deschner: Completed, open to traffic
  • February 8, 2016: Added by Roger Deschner

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Sources 

  • Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Winona Bridge (new)
Posted April 25, 2020, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I'm not sure why any modern uglies are listed on here but...

Winona Bridge (new)
Posted April 25, 2020, by Luke

If you want a real laugh there's two entries for the same railroad bridge in Winona:

https://bridgehunter.com/mn/winona/bh46139/

https://bridgehunter.com/mn/winona/bh79402/

Winona Bridge (new)
Posted April 25, 2020, by Nick Boppel (nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Not sure why this textbook definition of a UCEB is listed separately here...