Bridge of Hope

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**Bridge of Hope**
The Bridge of Hope as viewed from the east bank of the Mississippi, north of the bridge.
Carries	Four lanes of Minnesota State Highway 15
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Maintained by	Minnesota Department of Transportation
ID number	05011
Design	Precast concrete girder bridge
Longest span	140 feet
Total length	1711 feet
Width	85 feet
Clearance below	18 feet
Opening date	1995
Coordinates	45°35′54″N, 94°11′18″W

The Bridge of Hope is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Sartell, Minnesota and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The bridge was completed eight months early, aided by favorable weather and trouble-free construction. It was built in 1995 and was designed by Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Jim Hill Group.

The bridge is named in honor of Jacob Wetterling, a boy who was abducted from St. Joseph, Minnesota in 1989. The name was chosen by a group of high school students who wanted to memorialize Wetterling and other missing children.

[edit] See also

List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

[edit] References

Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.
Session Weekly, May 26, 1995. Minnesota House of Representatives (1995). Retrieved on 2006-05-27.