I-694 Bridge

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bridge_name=I-694 Bridge


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crosses=Mississippi River
carries=Four lanes of Interstate 694 westbound
Four lanes of Interstate 694 eastbound
locale=Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
design=Girder bridge
mainspan=200 feet
length=776 feet
width=74 feet
below=43 feet
open=1963 (westbound)
1988 (eastbound)
maint=Minnesota Department of Transportation
id=9321 (westbound)
27801 (eastbound)
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map_cue=Bridges over the Mississippi
map_text=near Minneapolis
coordinates= coord|45|04|09|N|93|16|54|W|region:US_type:landmark

The I-694 Bridge is a pair of girder bridges that spans the Mississippi River between the cities of Brooklyn Center and Fridley in Minnesota. The westbound bridge was built in 1963 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and widened in 1987 with a new structure above the piers. The eastbound bridge was built in 1988, also by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

The former eastbound bridge was built in 1945 as part of the construction of Minnesota State Highway 100 to New Brighton, Minnesota. When Interstate 694 was built, the Highway 100 bridge was widened and used for the eastbound lanes, while a new bridge was built for the westbound lanes. The eastbound bridge, showing its age, was demolished in 1988 and a new bridge was built.

This bridge is Minnesota's second-busiest, cite web | last = Weeks | first = John A. III | title = I-35W Bridge Collapse Myths And Conspiracies | publisher = John A. Weeks III | date = 2007 | url = http://www.johnweeks.com/i35w/i35wmyths.html | accessdate = 2007 ] carrying 150,000 cars per day. There is a sidewalk on the north side of the bridge allowing pedestrians and bicyclists to cross. cite web | title = Mississippi National River and Recreation Area - Regional Park Loop | publisher = U.S. National Park Service | date = 2006 | url = http://www.nps.gov/miss/planyourvisit/seg10.htm | accessdate = 2008 ]

ee also

*List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

* cite book
last = Costello
first = Mary Charlotte
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 2002
title = Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota
publisher = Adventure Publications
location = Cambridge, MN
id = ISBN 0-9644518-2-4

Crossings navbox
structure = Bridges
place = Mississippi River
bridge = Interstate 694
bridge signs =
upstream = Richard P. Braun Bridge
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downstream = Camden Bridge
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