Hennepin Avenue Bridge
Hennepin Avenue Bridge | |
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Hennepin Avenue Bridge in 2005 | |
| Coordinates | 44°59′07″N 93°15′50″W / 44.98528°N 93.26389°W |
| Carries | 6 lanes of Hennepin Avenue (CSAH 52) |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
| Official name | Father Louis Hennepin Bridge |
| Maintained by | Hennepin County |
| ID number | 27636 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 316 metres (1,037 ft) |
| Width | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Longest span | 190 metres (620 ft) |
| Clearance below | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | HNTB Corporation |
| Construction cost | $28.6 million |
| Opened | 1990 |
Hennepin Avenue Bridges Archaeological Site | |
Underneath the bridge, with a part of the original bridge on the right beyond the railing | |
| Part of | St. Anthony Falls Historic District (ID71000438) |
| Designated CP | March 11, 1971 |
| Location | |
The Hennepin Avenue Bridge is a suspension bridge that carries Hennepin County State Aid Highway 52, Hennepin Avenue, across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, at Nicollet Island. Officially, it is the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge, in honor of the 17th-century explorer Louis Hennepin, the first European to see the Saint Anthony Falls. It is the fourth bridge on the site, having been preceded by the first bridge to cross the Mississippi and two other overpasses.