US 2 Red River of the North Bridge

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John F Kennedy Memorial Bridge

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #499010

Overview: Through truss bridge over Red River of the North on US 2 in Grand Forks
Location: Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, and Polk County, Minnesota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1963; rehabilitated 1984
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 274.9 ft.
Total length: 1,261.2 ft.
Deck width: 56.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.7 ft.
Also called: John F Kennedy Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +47.93316, -97.03720 (decimal degrees)
47°55'59" N, 97°02'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/646601/5310735 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Grand Forks
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 21,500
Inventory numbers: ND 2-358-090 (North Dakota bridge number)
BH 23462 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

May 16, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
March 13, 2018: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Polk County, MN as this is a border bridge.
March 10, 2012: Updated by Craig Philpott: refined location and description
July 30, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith