A few years ago the Sauk River bridge in Cold Spring was replaced. (See "Bridge Of Memories" story)A few years ago the Sauk River bridge in Cold Spring was replaced. (See "Bridge Of Memories" story) In this story we take a tour of the Sauk Rapids bridge project over the Mississippi River. We'll visit with site engineer and project supervisor Jeff Michniewicz. Learn about how the total bridge is actually 3 bridges combined into one. Here are some of the interesting facts Jeff conveys during the tour:
- 1298 feet long
- Supported by 8 peer structures
- 69 - 100" deep steel beams were used to span the river
- Longest span is 295 feet in the middle of the river
- Over 35,000 bolts were used to tie the structure together
- Highest point of the bridge is 60' above the Mississippi normal flow
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implementation, WSB remains steadfast to project goals and outcomes. At
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