Lowry Avenue Bridge | |
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 The new bridge, completed in 2012 and pictured in 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 45°00′47″N 93°16′28″W / 45.01306°N 93.27444°W |
| Carries | Four lanes of CSAH 153 (Lowry Avenue North) |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| ID number | 27B60 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Basket handle tied-arch bridge,[citation needed] steel |
| Total length | 1,576 feet (480 m) |
| Width | 107 feet (33 m) |
| Longest span | 450 feet (137 m) |
| Clearance below | 37 feet (11 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | October 2012 |
| Location | |
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Lowry Avenue Bridge | |
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 A view of the 1958 bridge from the west bank of the Mississippi south of the bridge, showing four of the five truss spans. | |
| Coordinates | 45°00′47″N 93°16′28″W / 45.0131°N 93.2744°W |
| Carries | Two lanes of CSAH 153 (Lowry Avenue North) |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| ID number | 2723(726) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Total length | 889 feet |
| Width | 57.2 feet |
| Longest span | 143 feet |
| Clearance below | 33 feet |
| History | |
| Opened | 1905; remodeled in 1958, 2006 |
| Closed | 2008 (demolished 2009) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 16,600 (2001) |
The Lowry Avenue Bridge is a steel tied-arch bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, completed in October 2012.[1]
- ^ Drew Kerr (October 26, 2012). "Rolling out the Lowry Avenue bridge". Finance & Commerce.
The Lowry Avenue bridge is opening on Saturday, Oct. 27, four years after officials demolished its predecessor. The new bridge includes an anti-icing system, LED lighting and a storm water management system.