Highway 25 Bridge (Minnesota)

Highway 25 Bridge is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Monticello, Minnesota and Big Lake, Minnesota. It was built in 1988 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and was designed by VanDoren Hazard Stallings.

Monticello Highway Bridge
Coordinates45°18′31″N 93°47′29″W / 45.30861°N 93.79139°W / 45.30861; -93.79139
CarriesFour lanes of MN 25
CrossesMississippi River
LocaleMonticello, Minnesota
Maintained byMinnesota Department of Transportation
ID number71012
Characteristics
DesignConcrete girder bridge
Total length1007 feet
Width68 feet
Longest span111 feet
Clearance below24 feet
History
Opened1988
Location
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The previous bridge in this location, built in 1930, was a humpback truss bridge with a decorative wrought iron railing. One unique feature about the 1930 bridge was that it had restrooms built into the bridge, underneath the sidewalk in the southwest corner next to the bridge abutment. The restrooms were closed in 1962 when it was determined that they could not easily be connected to the new sewage treatment plant. Replacement restrooms were built in the nearby park.

The first bridge built at Monticello over the Mississippi River was completed in 1893.[1] It was a wooden swing-span bridge, which could swing to allow river vessels to pass along the river.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Princeton Union newspaper. Princeton, Minnesota. Thursday, June 11, 1893. Volume 17, Number 21. Page 2, Column 5.
  • Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.