Sorlie Memorial Bridge

Sorlie Memorial Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sorlie Memorial Bridge
Location:	Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates:	47°55′36.83″N 97°1′40.4″W / 47.9268972, -97.027889Coordinates: 47°55′36.83″N 97°1′40.4″W / 47.9268972, -97.027889
Built/Founded:	1929
Architect:	Minneapolis Bridge Co.
Added to NRHP:	July 19, 1999
NRHP Reference#:	99000844 ^[1]
MPS:	Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
Governing body:	State

The Sorlie Memorial Bridge was built in 1929 by the Minneapolis Bridge Co. to connect the cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota to replace a swing bridge on the same site that was constructed in 1889. It is a Parker through truss bridge with two truss spans and rides on rails to accommodate the everchanging banks of the Red River of the North. The Sorlie Memorial Bridge was named for North Dakota's 14th governor, Arthur G. Sorlie. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. In 2008 the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced that it would begin replacing the bridge in 2009^{[citation needed]}.

A Hummer on the Sorlie Bridge during the 1997 Red River Flood

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^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).

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