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Overview
Five-span through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Lowry Avenue (CR 153) in Minneapolis
Location
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1958, using piers from an earlier 1905 bridge
Design
Five riveted, 8-panel Camelback Pratt through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 166.0 ft.
Total length: 889.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.01306, -93.27306   (decimal degrees)
45°00'47" N, 93°16'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
MN 2723 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20423 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2005)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 41.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
15,300

Update Log 

  • April 28, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson: Updated "Status"
  • April 19, 2008: Corrected history and name

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

Comments 

Lowry Avenue Bridge
Posted April 27, 2008, by Anonymous

Also no longer open to traffic

Mississippi River Bridge
Posted February 19, 2007, by Anon (Anon)

This is not a historic structure. It is not even eligible.