Betty Adkins Bridge
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| Betty Adkins Bridge | |
| Carries | Four lanes of Minnesota State Highway 101 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Elk River, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 86001 (northbound), 86005 (southbound) |
| Design | Plate girder bridge (northbound), concrete girder bridge (southbound) |
| Longest span | 150 feet |
| Total length | 708 feet |
| Width | 37 feet (northbound), 45 feet (southbound) |
| Clearance below | 15.5 feet (northbound), 32 feet (southbound) |
| AADT | 22050 |
| Opening date | 1967 (northbound), 1993 (southbound) |
| Coordinates | |
Betty Adkins Bridge is a pair of bridges spanning the Mississippi River between Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota. The northbound bridge, a plate girder bridge, was built in 1967 as a two-lane bridge for Minnesota State Highway 101. The southbound bridge, a concrete girder bridge, was built in 1993 when Highway 101 was expanded to four lanes.
The bridge is named for Betty Adkins, a DFL state senator from St. Michael, Minnesota who served 12 years in the Minnesota Legislature. Despite battling cancer and losing her daughter and grandson in a car accident, she was known for her resilient character.
[edit] See also
[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.
- ON THE ROAD; HIGHWAY HISTORY; The folks behind the memorials we drive on; Minnesota roadways are named for the prominent, the obscure and, sometimes, the controversial.. Retrieved on 2006-05-26.
| Bridges of the Mississippi River | |||
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| Upstream Highway 42 Bridge |
Betty Adkins Bridge |
Downstream Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge  |
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