DeSoto Bridge

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DeSoto Bridge
The DeSoto Bridge as viewed from the north.
Carries	Four lanes of Minnesota State Highway 23
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	St. Cloud Minnesota
Maintained by	Minnesota Department of Transportation
ID number	6748
Design	Trussed deck-arch bridge
Longest span	280 feet
Total length	890 feet
Width	70.5 feet
Clearance below	32 feet
Opening date	1958
Coordinates	45°33′40″N, 94°09′07″W

DeSoto Bridge is a trussed deck-arch bridge that spans the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was built in 1958 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The bridge is painted black, which is typical for railroad bridges but unusual for a highway bridge. The river banks on either side are relatively high, so the bridge requires deep trusses which arch over the river.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

[edit] References

• Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4. 

Bridges of the Mississippi River
Upstream Veterans Bridge	DeSoto Bridge	Downstream University Bridge