Camden Bridge

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**Camden Bridge**
The Camden Bridge as viewed from the west bank of the Mississippi
Carries	Four lanes of traffic
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Maintained by	City of Minneapolis
ID number	27549
Design	Plate girder bridge
Longest span	244 feet
Total length	1686 feet
Width	70 feet
Clearance below	31 feet
Opening date	1977
Coordinates	45°01′56″N, 93°17′00″W

Camden Bridge is a plate girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It connects 42nd Avenue North in the Camden community on the west side of the river to 37th Avenue Northeast in Northeast Minneapolis on the east side. It also links Webber Parkway (on the west side) to St. Anthony Parkway on the east side, completing a link in the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. It was built in 1977 and was designed by Jacus Associates Incorporated.

The Camden Bridge at street level, looking east into Northeast Minneapolis

[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.