Prescott drawbridge
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| Official name | Prescott Highway Bridge |
|---|---|
| Carries | U.S. Route 10 |
| Crosses | St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota) |
| Locale | Minnesota-Wisconsin Border |
| ID number | 82010 |
| Design | steel girder with double-leaf drawbridge |
| Total length | 672 feet (205 meters) |
| Width | 54 feet (16 meters), 4 lanes |
| Height | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| AADT | 13000/day |
| Opening date | 1990 |
| Coordinates |
The Prescott Drawbridge, also called the Point Douglas Drawbridge is a steel girder bridge with a double-leaf drawbridge section. The roadbed of the drawbridge span is a steel grate. The bridge crosses the St. Croix River and connects Prescott, Wisconsin with Point Douglas, Minnesota. This is the only drawbridge in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area. It was completed in 1990 and replaced the vertical lift bridge completed in 1922 which operated as a toll bridge from 1923-1946. Note that this is not a bascule bridge, as it does not have counterweights.
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[edit] Current Bridge
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- Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) - Survey number HAER WI-61
- Structurae.de
