Wakota Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2010

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BH Photo #191880

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River & Up Rr on I-494

Location

Washington County, Minnesota, and Dakota County, Minnesota

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1959; rehabilitated 1988. Dismanted in 2006 to make way for replacement Eastbound Span.

Design

Steel through arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 420.6 ft.
Total length: 1,869.8 ft.
Deck width: 54.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.88333, -93.01500   (decimal degrees)
44°52'60" N, 93°00'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/498815/4969990 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Saint Paul East

Inventory numbers

MN 5993 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 38227 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 28, 2016: New photo from Luke
• January 8, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith
• November 25, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• John Weeks Highways, Byways, And Bridge Photography - Information on the 1959 Wakota Bridge
• John Weeks Highways, Byways, And Bridge Photography - Information on the new Wakota Bridge
• Wikipedia
• Luke
• Minnesota Reflections - Minnesota Highways Magazine; December 1960

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