University Bridge (St. Cloud)

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University Bridge
Carries	University Drive
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Maintained by	City of St. Cloud
ID number	73540
Design	Concrete girder bridge
Longest span	169 feet
Total length	1171 feet
Width	65 feet
Clearance below	20 feet
Opening date	1985
Coordinates	45°32′56.5″N, 94°08′51″W

University Bridge is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. This is the newest of the bridges within the city of Saint Cloud. It was built in 1985 and was designed by Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff. It is named for its proximity to St. Cloud State University. To accommodate bikers and walkers, the bridge has an approach ramp on one side and steps on the other side. To add decoration, the approach walls have a scrollwork pattern cut into the concrete, and the piers are a curved "V" shape.

The previous bridge at this structure, built in 1892, was a through-truss bridge.

[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. 

Bridges of the Mississippi River Upstream DeSoto Bridge University Bridge Downstream Highway 24 Bridge