Beltrami Co Highway 8 (East Crossing)
Mississippi River Highway Crossing
Near Cass Lake, MN

Beltrami Co Highway 8

• Bridge ID: NBI 04513
• Location: River Mile 1267.5
• River Elevation: 1,302 Feet
• County: Beltrami
• Highway: Beltrami County Highway 8
• Daily Traffic Count: 1,800 (2003)
• Bridge Type: Concrete Girder
• Bridge Length: 305 Feet, 100 Foot Longest Span
• Bridge Width: 40 Feet, 2 Lanes
• Height Above Water: 10 Feet
• Date Opened: 1986
This is the second of two Mississippi River crossings made by CSAH-8, and the second of three nearly identical perstressed concrete girder bridges. This bridge, five miles down stream from the western crossing of the river, differs from the upstream copy in only two major details. First, there are more support pilings due to this being the slightly bigger bridge. Second, this bridge is 84 feet longer.

This bridge replaced a 1923 truss span.


Beltrami Co Highway 8
Beltrami Co Highway 8
Beltrami Co Highway 8

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