Here is a bridge that I know very little about, and that one hears nothing about in the media over time. Yet, with a traffic count of 59,000 cars a day, this bridge carries a huge load and is a key piece of highway infrastructure.

One interesting feature of this bridge is that the two piers that are in the water are set parallel to the river water flow, and not in line with the bridge. So, four piers are set square to the bridge, and two are set at an angle.

A second interesting feature is that the south end of the bridge connects to a highway tunnel. This tunnel allowed traffic to flow through the Fort Snelling area without disrupting the historic site. One author states that this bridge has a tunnel on each end. I disagree, and consider the structures on the north end of the bridge to be two freeway bridges, and not tunnels.