North Channel Bridge

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**North Channel Bridge**
North Channel Bridge, looking southeast from the north approach.
Carries	Two lanes of MN 43 and WI 54
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Winona, Minnesota
ID number	B-06-0752 (Wisconsin), 5930 (Minnesota)
Design	Concrete girder bridge
Longest span	101 feet
Total length	1008 feet
Width	61 feet
Clearance below	20 feet
Opening date	1997
Coordinates	44°03′44″N, 91°38′15″W

The North Channel Bridge bridge connects Winona, Minnesota with Buffalo County, Wisconsin. It is an automobile bridge that traverses the Mississippi River. There is another bridge directly southeast of the area, the Interstate 90 Mississippi River bridge.

The bridge has a street setup, with one lane in either direction. It carries Minnesota State Highway 43 and WI 54 in either direction.

[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.

[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.