The Red Wing Bridge was a cantilever bridge which carries U.S. Route 63 across the Mississippi River from Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota. It is officially named the Eisenhower Bridge for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, who opened the bridge in November 1960. After the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, the State of Minnesota conducted a thorough investigation of the state's road infrastructure, especially its bridges. The Red Wing Bridge was identified as in need of replacement; construction on the replacement span began in 2017 and the original bridge was demolished in February 2020[1]

Eisenhower Bridge
The Red Wing Bridge from Red Wing's Levee Park
Coordinates44°34′12″N 92°32′02″W / 44.57000°N 92.53389°W / 44.57000; -92.53389 (Red Wing Bridge)
Carries US 63
CrossesMississippi River
LocaleRed Wing, Minnesota
Official nameEisenhower Bridge
Maintained byMinnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation
ID number9040 (Minnesota), B-47-0027 (Wisconsin)
Characteristics
DesignCantilever bridge
Total length1631 feet
Width35 feet
Longest span432 feet
Clearance below64 feet
History
OpenedNovember 1960
Location
Map

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bridge Deconstruction". YouTube.

Further reading edit

  • Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.