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The Lowry Avenue Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The original bridge at this location was built in 1887 by Kristoffer Olsen Oustad, a designer with the city of Minneapolis. A new bridge was built at this location in 1905, using the same style, but not designed by Oustad. This incarnation of the bridge lasted 51 years until it became too weak to carry traffic. In 1958, five new truss spans were built in this location, using the same piers but raised 20 feet to allow navigation on the upper Mississippi River.
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- Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.
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