Lowry Avenue Bridge | |
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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 | |
Lowry Avenue Bridge | |
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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]
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.