Red Wing Bridge

The Red Wing Bridge was a cantilever bridge which carries U.S. Route 63 across the Mississippi River from Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota. It is officially named the Eisenhower Bridge for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, who opened the bridge in November 1960. After the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, the State of Minnesota conducted a thorough investigation of the state's road infrastructure, especially its bridges. The Red Wing Bridge was identified as in need of replacement; construction on the replacement span began in 2017 and was demolished in February 2020[1]

Eisenhower Bridge
The Red Wing Bridge from Red Wing's Levee Park
Coordinates	44°34′12″N 92°32′02″W
Carries	US 63
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Red Wing, Minnesota
Official name	Eisenhower Bridge
Maintained by	Minnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation
ID number	9040 (Minnesota), B-47-0027 (Wisconsin)
Characteristics
Design	Cantilever bridge
Total length	1631 feet
Width	35 feet
Longest span	432 feet
Clearance below	64 feet
History
Opened	November 1960

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

1. "Bridge Deconstruction".

Further reading

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