This bridge was part of a much longer multi-span trough truss bridge located at Broadway Avenue. The bridge was removed in the mid-1980's to make way for a new Broadway Avenue bridge. This section was saved. In 1986, it was floated down river, and installed across the secondary channel of the Mississippi River to provide access between Main Street and Nicollet Island. At that time, the bridge received a new concrete deck and a wooden bike path on each side. This project was a very innovative reuse for an old bridge, and the setting could not be better.
Note—this bridge is in the bonus section since it does not cross the main river channel.
