DeSoto Bridge (Part 2), St. Cloud, MN

DeSoto Bridge (Part 2)
Former Mississippi River Highway Crossing
St. Cloud, MN

DeSoto Bridge

• Bridge ID:	NBI 6748
• Location:	River Mile 927.4
• River Elevation:	981 Feet
• Counties:	Benton, Stearns
• Highway:	MN Highway 23
• Daily Traffic Count:	31,000 (2004), Closed As Of March 20, 2008
• Bridge Type:	Steel Deck Truss
• Bridge Length:	890 Feet, 280 Foot Longest Span
• Bridge Width:	54 Feet, 4 Lanes
• Height Above Water:	32 Feet (To Low Steel)
• Date Opened:	Dedicated September 16, 1959

MN-DOT permanently closed the DeSoto Bridge on March 20, 2008. This page contains a collection of photos taken after the bridge was closed, but before the bridge was removed. This was one last chance to get up close and personal with such a graceful structure before it was erased from history.