Richard P. Braun Bridge

Richard P. Braun Bridge
Coordinates 45°07′45″N 93°17′56″W / 45.129151°N 93.298918°WCoordinates: 45°07′45″N 93°17′56″W / 45.129151°N 93.298918°W
Carries Several lanes of MN 610
Crosses Mississippi River
Locale Brooklyn Park, Minnesota-Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Maintained by Minnesota Department of Transportation
ID number 27239 (westbound), 27252 (eastbound)
Characteristics
Design Concrete girder bridge
Total length 1326 feet (404 meters)
Width 96 feet (29.4 m) westbound, 69 feet (21 m) eastbound
Longest span 122 feet
Clearance below 21 feet
History
Opened 1985 (westbound span), 1999 (eastbound span)
Statistics
Daily traffic 39000

Richard P. Braun Bridge is a pair of 10-span concrete girder bridges spanning the Mississippi River between Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The eastbound span was built in 1985 to connect Minnesota State Highway 252 with Minnesota State Highway 610 in Coon Rapids. The westbound span was built in 1999 as part of the continued construction of Highway 610 through Brooklyn Park. Richard P. Braun is a former Mn/DOT Commissioner from 1979-1986.

There is a walkway on the south side of the bridge that connects a trail along West River Road in Brooklyn Park with a trail along the east side of the river in Coon Rapids. The trail on the east side leads to the Coon Rapids Dam, about a mile and a half north.

See also

References