Wabasha-Nelson Bridge
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 View of bridge from downstream on the Minnesota side. |
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| Carries | Two lanes of MN 60 and WI 25 |
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| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Wabasha, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Minnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 79000 (Minnesota), B-6-0079 (Wisconsin) |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Longest span | 470 feet |
| Total length | 2462 feet |
| Clearance below | 62 feet |
| Opening date | 1988 |
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The Wabasha-Nelson Bridge bridges is a truss bridge that connects Wabasha, Minnesota with Nelson, Wisconsin. It is an automobile bridge that traverses the Mississippi River.
The bridge has a street setup, with one lane in either direction. It carries Minnesota State Highway 60 and WI 25 in either direction.
The current bridge replaced a bridge built in 1931 that was only 19 feet wide. The bridge was constructed in a unique way: the 470-foot truss span was built on falsework on two barges out of the current and the main river channel. When the truss section was completed, engineers floated the span on its barges down the river. The bridge was positioned higher than the supports so it could be brought into place. Once the span was in place, they flooded the barges to bring the bridge into position vertically. This operation took only eight hours to complete.
[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.
| Bridges of the Mississippi River | |||
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| Upstream Red Wing Bridge  |
Wabasha-Nelson Bridge MN 60 / WI 25 |
Downstream North Channel Bridge  
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