- Fort Road Bridge
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bridge_name=Fort Road Bridge
caption=South elevation of the Fort Road Bridge viewed from the St. Paul side, withFort Snelling on the other side.
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carries=Four lanes ofMinnesota State Highway 5
crosses=Mississippi River
locale=St. Paul, Minnesota
maint=Minnesota Department of Transportation
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design=Girder bridge
mainspan=300 feet
length=1198.5 feet
width=68 feet
clearance=
below=59.8 feet
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open=1961
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coordinates= coord|44|53|40.28|N|93|10|52.98|W|region:US_type:landmark
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girder bridge that spans theMississippi River betweenSt. Paul, Minnesota andFort Snelling, Minnesota . It was built in1960 by theMinnesota Department of Transportation and was designed by Sverdrup & Parcel Engineering Company. It is the third bridge on the site, the first bridge, a deckgirder bridge was built in 1880 The second bridge, a metalarch bridge was built by 1912.ee also
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List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River References
* [http://dotapp3.dot.state.mn.us/cyberdocs_guest/Libraries/Default_Library/Groups/GUEST/frameset.asp MNDOT Consumer Access: Road and Bridge Plans, Bridge 9300] . Accessed 2006-04-16.
* [http://www.rchs.com/highland.htm Highland - Ramsey County Historical Society] . Accessed 2006-04-17.Image gallery: the Fort Road Bridge
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structure = Bridges
place =Mississippi River
bridge = Fort Road Bridge
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upstream =Intercity Bridge
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downstream = Lexington Bridge
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