New I-94 and Highway 10 Interregional Connection Bridge

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article or section contains information about a planned or proposed future bridge.
It may contain speculative information; the content may change as the construction or completion of the bridge approaches.

Highway 24 Bridge
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	East of Clearwater, Minnesota
Maintained by	Minnesota Department of Transportation
Opening date	2015?

The New I-94 and Highway 10 Interregional Connection Bridge is a proposed bridge that will span the Mississippi River near Clearwater, Minnesota. The existing two-lane Highway 24 Bridge serves as a major route for weekend recreational traffic transferring between Interstate Highway 94 and US Highway 10. As such it is badly over capacity and congestion is predicted to worsen on weekdays as the area becomes developed. To relieve congestion, a new freeway connection is proposed. Construction is currently proposed for the 2015-2023 timeframe, but may be sped up as this is considered a high priority project and more funding for transportation projects has recently become available due to a gasoline tax increase. It is not known if this crossing will carry the MN 24 designation or a different number, as the present highway between Clear Lake and Clearwater would undoubtedly be transferred to local jurisdiction.