I-35W Minnesota River Bridge
Coordinates44°48′0″N 93°17′24″W / 44.80000°N 93.29000°W / 44.80000; -93.29000
CarriesEight Lanes of I-35W;
CrossesMinnesota River
LocaleBloomington, Minnesota and Burnsville, Minnesota
Maintained byMinnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT)
ID numberNBI 27W38 (Northbound), 27W39 (Southbound)
Characteristics
DesignSteel Continuous-Beam Span
Total length1,361.5 feet (415 m)
Width170.0 feet (52 m)
Longest span385.0 feet (117 m)
No. of spans2
No. of lanes8
History
Construction start2018
Construction end2021
Construction cost$147,600,000
Opened2019
Statistics
Daily traffic54,500
Location

The I-35W Minnesota River Bridge connects the counties of Hennepin and Dakota, and the cities of Bloomington and Burnsville, over the Minnesota River. The bridge has eight lanes, four lanes in each direction. Inner lanes are MnPass HOV lanes, and a walking/bicycling path is located on the east side of the northbound span.[1][2] The bridge is 1,361 feet (415 m) long, and 170 feet (52 m) wide.[3]

1960-2018 I-35W Minnesota River bridge
Coordinates44°48′01″N 93°17′24″W / 44.8003°N 93.29°W / 44.8003; -93.29
Carriesfour southbound and three northbound lanes of I-35W
CrossesMinnesota River
LocaleDakota and Hennepin counties
Maintained byMinnesota Department of Transportation
ID number5983[4]
Characteristics
DesignPlate girder bridge
Total length1,446 feet (441 m)
Width103 feet (31 m) (seven traffic lanes)
Clearance below54 feet (16 m)
History
Opened1960
Closed2018

This bridge replaced a seven-lane steel girder bridge, constructed in 1960 by the Minnesota Highway Department. When it was built, it replaced a former bridge, located just to the east of the current bridge site, that carried US 65. Approaches to the former bridge had issues with flooding, with a 1965 flood putting the causeway just south of the bridge completely underwater. MnPass lanes were added in 2009.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "I-35W Minnesota River Bridge Project". www.dot.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. ↑ "I-35W Minnesota River bridge to be replaced". SWNewsMedia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Environmental Assessment — I-35W OVER THE MINNESOTA RIVER" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. December 2017.
  4. ↑ "I-35W Minnesota River Crossing, Bloomington, MN to Burnsville, MN". 2005. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  5. ↑ "I-35W Bridge, Bloomington, MN". www.johnweeks.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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