Bridge of Hope

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bridge_name=Bridge of Hope

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caption=The Bridge of Hope as viewed from the east bank of the Mississippi, north of the bridge.
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crosses=Mississippi River, BNSF Railway, Benton Drive (Benton County Road 33)
carries=Four lanes of Minnesota State Highway 15
locale=Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
design=Precast concrete girder bridge
mainspan=140 feet
length=1711 feet
width=85 feet
below=18 feet
open=1995
maint=Minnesota Department of Transportation
id=05011
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The Bridge of Hope is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Sartell, Minnesota and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The bridge was completed eight months early, aided by favorable weather and trouble-free construction. It was built in 1995 and was designed by Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Jim Hill Group.

The bridge is named in honor of Jacob Wetterling, a boy who was abducted from St. Joseph, Minnesota in 1989. The name was chosen by a group of high school students who wanted to memorialize Wetterling and other missing children.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

* cite book
last = Costello
first = Mary Charlotte
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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
*cite web
last =
first =
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year = 1995
url = http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/swkly/1995-96/sw1221.txt
title = Session Weekly, May 26, 1995
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publisher = Minnesota House of Representatives
accessdate = 2006-05-27
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Crossings navbox
structure = Bridges
place = Mississippi River
bridge = Bridge of Hope
bridge signs =
upstream = Sartell Bridge
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downstream = Sauk Rapids Regional Bridge
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