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Mendota Bridge | |
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 Aerial view of the Mendota Bridge from the south. | |
| Coordinates | 44°53′14″N 93°10′39″W / 44.887341°N 93.177564°W |
| Carries | Four lanes of   MN 55 / MN 62 |
| Crosses | Minnesota River |
| Locale | Mendota Heights and Fort Snelling, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 4190 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | 13 arch spans |
| Total length | 4,113 ft (1,254 m)[1] |
| Width | 71 ft (22 m) |
| Longest span | 304 ft (93 m)[1] |
| Clearance below | 100 ft (30 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1926, 1994 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 39000 vehicles/day |
| Location | |
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The Mendota Bridge (full name Fort Snelling–Mendota Bridge), in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highway 55 (MN 55) and MN 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. It is the final bridge over the Minnesota River before the Minnesota flows into the Mississippi River at the "Meeting of the waters" or "Mendota" in the Dakota language. Traffic on the north end of the bridge may turn onto the Fort Road Bridge (MN 5) to cross the Mississippi River into Saint Paul, Minnesota. The skylines of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul can be seen simultaneously from the bridge.
- ^ a b Minnesota Department of Transportation (June 15, 2006). "Bridge Number 4190: Executive summary" (PDF). Historic Bridge Management Plan. Minnesota Department of Transportation. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2015.