Highway 42 Bridge
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| Elk River Highway Bridge, County Road 42 | |
| Carries | Four lanes of County Road 42 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Elk River, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 86515 |
| Design | Concrete girder bridge |
| Longest span | 112 feet |
| Total length | 450 feet |
| Width | 46 feet |
| Clearance below | 13.8 feet |
| Opening date | 1985 |
| Coordinates | |
The Highway 42 Bridge is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota. It was built in 1985 and was designed by Toltz, King, Duval and Anderson.
The previous bridge in this location, built in 1906, was designed by C.A.P. Turner's engineering firm. Since it could not be determined that C.A.P. Turner himself had designed the bridge, however, the old bridge was not saved or included on the National Register of Historic Places. Despite the historic nature of the old bridge, it had deteriorated to the point where it had to be demolished in 1984.
[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 Highway 25 Bridge  |
Highway 42 Bridge |
Downstream Betty Adkins Bridge  |
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