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Minneapolis’ first bridge opened with a parade of horse-drawn sleighs and a giant dinner party
Today, the area is part of First Bridge Park. The Hennepin Avenue Bridge, which now looms above the park and stretches toward the neon Grain Belt Beer sign, was actually the fourth version to be ...
Minnesota Daily1d
Fatal fall from bridge ruled a suicide by police
A 45-year-old Minneapolis man died at about 7:45 p.m. on Thursday when he jumped from the 10th Avenue Bridge just south of University Avenue. The man hit the gravel ground near several sets of train ...
Star Tribune18d
What was the first bridge built to cross the Mississippi River?
A view of the first suspension bridge from the Nicollet Island side in the year it opened, 1855. (Hennepin County Library) ...
Minnesota Daily16y
Repair plan set for Washington Ave. Bridge
Almost four months after Hennepin County announced use restrictions on the Washington Avenue Bridge , the University of Minnesota and the county have selected a final design for repairs to the ...