Main Channel Bridge (Winona)
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| Carries | Two lanes of MN 43 and WI 54 |
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| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Winona, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 5900 |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Longest span | 450 feet |
| Total length | 2290 feet |
| Width | 36 feet |
| Clearance below | 64 feet |
| Opening date | November 1942 |
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Main Channel Bridge (Winona) is a cantilever bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Winona, Minnesota and Fountain City, Wisconsin. Construction on the bridge was started just before the United States entered World War II, and the construction was hastened to finish in November of 1942, despite labor shortages, difficulty obtaining materials, and high water. It was built in 1941-1942 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
[edit] See also
[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.
[edit] External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) Survey number HAER MN-91 also covers the more elegant Winona Main Channel Bridge less than a half mile south of the north channel bridge. The actual navigable channel of the Mississippi passes beneath the main channel bridge.
| Bridges of the Mississippi River | |||
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| Upstream Wabasha-Nelson Bridge MN-60/WI-25 |
Main Channel Bridge (Winona)  |
Downstream Winona Rail Bridge (historical) |
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