Category 3B: Major Highway Structures Under $10 Million Merit Award
2002 TH 371 over the Mississippi River, Brainerd, Minnesota
TH 371 over the Mississippi River,
Brainerd, Minnesota
Designer:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, Oakdale, MN
Contractor:
Lunda Construction Company, Rosemount, MN
Elk River Concrete, Maple Grove, MN
The four-span bridge was constructed in conjunction with a bypass project around the west side of the city of Brainerd. The abutments were set back from the river to provide for a recreational trail beneath the bridge. The bridge also includes a continuous low barrier with ornamental metal railings on one side to allow motorists to view the river.