Hennepin Avenue Bridge

Photos 

Deck view

Photo taken Oct. 2005 by Jason Smith

BH Photo #103473

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Modern suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis

Location

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Status

Open to six lanes of traffic

History

Built 1990, replacing a steel arch bridge

Design

Wire suspension

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 625.0 ft.
Total length: 1,037.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.98538, -93.26376   (decimal degrees)
44°59'07" N, 93°15'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/479206/4981360 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Minneapolis South

Inventory number

BH 20404 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 11, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
• November 7, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
• November 25, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
• September 13, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith
• October 7, 2009: New photos from Jason Smith
• February 15, 2009: New photos from Mark Frazier
• May 22, 2006: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Related Bridges 

• Hennepin Avenue Steel Arch Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• Mark Frazier - mfrazier404 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Wikipedia
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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