Third Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)

Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name=Third Avenue Bridge

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caption=Third Avenue Bridge spanning the Mississippi
official_name=
crosses=Mississippi River
carries=Four lanes of Minnesota State Highway 65
locale=Minneapolis, Minnesota
design=Open-spandrel concrete arch bridge
mainspan=211 feet
length=2223 feet
width=54 feet
below=42 feet
open=1918
maint=Minnesota Department of Transportation
id=2440
coordinates= coord|44|59|00|N|93|15|32|W|region:US_type:landmark
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map_width=300px
map_cue=Bridges over the Mississippi in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
map_text=3rd Ave is near middle of the image between Hennepin Ave. Bridge and Stone Arch Bridge

The Third Avenue Bridge is a landmark structure of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, originally known as the St. Anthony Falls Bridge. It carries road traffic across the Mississippi River and right over the upper fringes of Saint Anthony Falls. The multi-arched bridge meets with Third Avenue in downtown Minneapolis at its south end, but curves as it crosses the river, and connects with Central Avenue on its north end. The shallow "S" curve in the bridge was built to avoid fractures in the limestone bedrock that supports the bridge piers. The road is also designated Minnesota State Highway 65. Construction began in 1917, and it opened about a year later. The bridge, which uses arches of an open spandrel design, has been modified since that time, and underwent a major overhaul in 1979–1980. The 2,223-foot (667.6 m) crossing was designed by city engineer Frederick W. Cappelen, who also created plans for other similar bridges in Minneapolis such as the Franklin Avenue Bridge. It cost US$690,000 at the time.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

* [http://www.saintanthonymain.com/bridges/3rdAve.php Bridges 2005: Third Avenue Bridge - Saint Anthony Main ] .
* [http://www.mrdbridges.com/3rdAve.php Third Avenue Bridge - Minneapolis Riverfront District Bridges 2005] .
* cite book
last = Costello
first = Mary Charlotte
year = 2002
title = Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota
publisher = Adventure Publications
location = Cambridge, MN
id = ISBN 0-9644518-2-4Crossings navbox
structure = Bridges
place = Mississippi River
bridge = Third Avenue Bridge
bridge signs =
upstream = Hennepin Avenue Bridge
upstream signs =
downstream = Stone Arch Bridge
downstream signs =