Sauk Rapids Bridge

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**Sauk Rapids Bridge**
The Sauk Rapids Bridge as viewed from the east bank of the Mississippi River, north of the bridge.
Carries	Two lanes of County Road 33 (previously Minnesota State Highway 152), pedestrians
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Maintained by	Minnesota Department of Transportation
ID number	5947
Design	Three-span steel spandrel braced arch bridge
Longest span	175 feet
Total length	565 feet
Width	38 feet
Clearance below	12 feet
Opening date	1942
Destruction date	2007 (planned)
Coordinates	45°35′11″N, 94°10′10″W

The Sauk Rapids Bridge is a steel spandrel braced arch bridge that spans the Mississippi River between the cities of St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was built in 1942 and was designed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The bridge consists of three spans supported by two piers. It crosses the Mississippi River half a mile downstream from the rapids of the Sauk River. The river is still rough and fast-flowing at this location.

The bridge is set to be replaced by the New Sauk Rapids Bridge currently under construction a short distance upstream. The current bridge is scheduled to be demolished in the fall of 2007 following the opening of the new crossing.

[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.