Lowry Avenue Bridge Reflections

The Lowry Avenue Bridge at dawn. Other than the pain of getting up before 5 am to capture the bridge reflections, it is really peaceful and nice out at that time of the day. Had the place to myself.

 

Per Wikipedia...The Lowry Avenue Bridge is a steel tied-arch bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, completed in October of 2012. Lead-based paint was removed from the bridge during a 2004 repainting effort and the steel grid deck was replaced in 2003. At this time, the bridge was expected to be replaced in the mid-2010s, and community meetings were held in 2007 to choose a design for the new span. However, the timetable to replace the bridge was accelerated as the condition of the 100-year-old piers deteriorated.

 

Construction of the $80 million replacement bridge began early 2010 and was opened for traffic on 10/27/2012 at a cost of $104 million.

 

Total length 1,576 feet (480 m)

Width 107 feet (33 m)

Longest span 450 feet (137 m)

Clearance below 37 feet (11 m)

 

Explored 6/27/15.

 

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