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Over view of the north side of the bridge

Some friends of Birgit and mine took us to the site of the I-35W Bridge to get some photos and look at the situation as it is since August, 2007. Surprisingly, I caught a rare glimpse of the bridge without the 35W counterpart- the first and probably only opportunity available since 1966-7

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2007

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Close up of the spandrel

This photo was taken just outside the construction site of the new I-35W Bridge. Since it has been barracaded off to all visitors, I was able to zoom in as much as I could from outside the construction area.

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2007

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View of the south end of the bridge

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2007

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Facts

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on 10th Avenue in Minneapolis
Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1929
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 290.4 ft.
Total length: 2,153.0 ft.
Deck width: 55.4 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Cedar Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.97531, -93.24600 (decimal degrees)
44°58'31" N, 93°14'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/480603/4980236 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Saint Paul West
Inventory numbers: MN 2796 (Minnesota bridge number)
NRHP 89001845 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 20385 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 10,100