Suspension Bridges of Minnesota

This is a list of all 18 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Minnesota in USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1855: Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:50 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1855
Name:Minneapolis
Also Known As:St. Anthony's Falls
Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
At or Near Feature:Nicollet Island
Principals:Thomas M. Griffith
References:AAJ, BPL, HBE, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, 1876
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 189 meters (620 feet)
Deck width:17 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Stereoview, collection of David Denenberg

1877: Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:86 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1877
Name:Minneapolis
Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
At or Near Feature:Nicollet Island
Principals:Thomas M. Griffith
References:AAJ, BPL, HBE, PTS2
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Replaced, 1890
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 205.8 meters (675.1 feet)
Deck width:32 feet

Notes:

Stereoview, collection of David Denenberg

1924: Swinging

Thomson, Minnesota, USA - St. Louis River
Bridgemeister ID:2103 (added 2006-08-19)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Swinging
Location:Thomson, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:St. Louis River
At or Near Feature:Jay Cooke State Park
Coordinates:46.653649 N 92.370458 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:U.S. Forest Service
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 1935
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1935: Granite Falls

Granite Falls, Minnesota, USA - Minnesota River
Bridgemeister ID:255 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1935
Name:Granite Falls
Location:Granite Falls, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Minnesota River
Coordinates:44.810108 N 95.537316 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Minneapolis Bridge Company
References:WCT20051125
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Damaged by floods, 1997 and 2001. Refurbished, 2014-2015.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1935: Swinging

Thomson, Minnesota, USA - St. Louis River
Bridgemeister ID:286 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1935
Name:Swinging
Location:Thomson, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:St. Louis River
At or Near Feature:Jay Cooke State Park
Coordinates:46.653436 N 92.370438 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Oscar Newstrom, CCC
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1950
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 38.4 meters (126 feet)

Notes:


1949: (footbridge)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2087 (added 2006-06-24)
Year Completed:1949
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
At or Near Feature:University of Minnesota
Principals:Joseph A. Wise, Mid-West Engineering Inc.
Use:Footbridge
Status:Dismantled
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1953: Swinging

Thomson, Minnesota, USA - St. Louis River
Bridgemeister ID:2104 (added 2006-08-19)
Year Completed:1953
Name:Swinging
Location:Thomson, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:St. Louis River
At or Near Feature:Jay Cooke State Park
Coordinates:46.653842 N 92.370471 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, June 20, 2012
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1990: Hennepin Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:336 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1990
Name:Hennepin Avenue
Also Known As:Father Louis Hennepin
Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
Coordinates:44.985 N 93.26333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Henn. Co. Pub. Wrks., HNTB Corp
Use:Vehicular (four or more lanes), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 190.5 meters (625 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg

2013: Swinging

Thomson, Minnesota, USA - St. Louis River
Bridgemeister ID:3338 (added 2019-12-14)
Year Completed:2013
Name:Swinging
Location:Thomson, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:St. Louis River
At or Near Feature:Jay Cooke State Park
Coordinates:46.653997 N 92.370472 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


(footbridge)

Eagle Lake vicinity, Minnesota, USA - LeSueur River
Bridgemeister ID:1894 (added 2005-10-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Eagle Lake vicinity, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:LeSueur River
At or Near Feature:Wildwood County Park
Coordinates:44.12445 N 93.864117 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 42.7 meters (140 feet)

(footbridge)

Fishhook Island, West Cook, Minnesota, USA - Sea Gull Lake
Bridgemeister ID:6852 (added 2022-01-02)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Fishhook Island, West Cook, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Sea Gull Lake
Coordinates:48.145055 N 90.888263 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Span:1

External Links:


(footbridge)

Little Falls, Minnesota, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:2102 (added 2006-08-19)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Little Falls, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
At or Near Feature:Little Falls Hydro Electric Station
Coordinates:45.976983 N 94.369717 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by David Denenberg

(footbridge)

Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, USA - Pelican River
Bridgemeister ID:1459 (added 2004-08-21)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Pelican River
Coordinates:46.569583 N 96.082 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

(footbridge)

Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota, USA - Baptism River
Bridgemeister ID:2135 (added 2006-10-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Baptism River
Coordinates:47.351708 N 91.210297 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Monocable.
Photo by Beth Holbrook

(suspension bridge)

Glenwood, Minnesota, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2410 (added 2007-12-25)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Glenwood, Minnesota, USA
At or Near Feature:Pezhekee Golf Course

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

Beaver Creek

Caledonia vicinity, Minnesota, USA - Beaver Creek East
Bridgemeister ID:2629 (added 2019-01-01)
Name:Beaver Creek
Location:Caledonia vicinity, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Beaver Creek East
At or Near Feature:Beaver Creek Valley State Park
Coordinates:43.642983 N 91.581983 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Dinkytown

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2086 (added 2006-06-24)
Name:Dinkytown
Also Known As:"M" Bridge
Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
At or Near Feature:University of Minnesota
Coordinates:44.98 N 93.238267 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Connects University of Minnesota campus to Dinkytown neighborhood.
  • Closed March 2008 for fear some heavily rusted plates could fail. Restored and reopened by early 2009, possibly sooner.
  • Closed June 2018 due to "structural deterioration". Expected to be demolished in 2019.
  • Moved from 1949 (footbridge) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The bridge was moved to its current location from the Bierman Field area of the same campus.
Photo by David Denenberg

Swinging

Little Falls vicinity, Minnesota, USA - Pike Creek
Bridgemeister ID:607 (added 2003-01-14)
Name:Swinging
Location:Little Falls vicinity, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:Pike Creek
At or Near Feature:Lindbergh State Park
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed

Notes:

  • From David Denenberg: "I stopped by this park in 2006 and asked at the park station if the bridge was still in existence. They said there were some short modern steel footbridges, but no suspension bridges remaining. The person I spoke with knew such a bridge had existed at one point, in the park, but suspected it had been removed years ago. I hope he was right because I decided not to pay the permit fee and verify for myself."


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