List of crossings of the Minnesota River

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The following is a list of crossings of the Minnesota River . The Minnesota River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It drains a watershed of nearly 17,000 square miles (44,000 km2), 14,751 square miles (38,200 km2) in Minnesota and about 2,000 sq mi (5,200 km2) in South Dakota and Iowa. It rises in southwestern Minnesota, in Big Stone Lake on the Minnesota–South Dakota border just south of the Laurentian Divide at the Traverse Gap portage. It flows southeast to Mankato, then turns northeast. It joins the Mississippi south of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, near the historic Fort Snelling.

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Crossings

CrossingCarriesLocationCoordinates
Fort Snelling Park Foot BridgeHiking trail Fort Snelling State Park 44°53′27″N93°10′40″W / 44.89083°N 93.17778°W / 44.89083; -93.17778
Mendota Bridge MN-55.svgMN-62.svg MN 55  / MN 62 Fort Snelling and Mendota 44°53′14″N93°10′39″W / 44.88722°N 93.17750°W / 44.88722; -93.17750
I-494 Minnesota River BridgeI-494.svg I-494 Bloomington and Mendota Heights 44°51′44″N93°12′10″W / 44.86222°N 93.20278°W / 44.86222; -93.20278
Cedar Avenue Bridge MN-77.svg MN 77 Bloomington and Eagan 44°49′38″N93°13′53″W / 44.82722°N 93.23139°W / 44.82722; -93.23139
Old Cedar Avenue BridgeFormer MN-36.svg MN 36 Bloomington 44°49′48″N93°14′28″W / 44.83000°N 93.24111°W / 44.83000; -93.24111
I-35W Minnesota River bridge I-35W.svg I-35W Bloomington and Burnsville 44°48′1″N93°17′24″W / 44.80028°N 93.29000°W / 44.80028; -93.29000
Dan Patch Line Bridge Canadian Pacific Bloomington and Savage 44°47′24″N93°21′8″W / 44.79000°N 93.35222°W / 44.79000; -93.35222
Bloomington Ferry Trail Bridge Bloomington Ferry Bicycle Trail (formerly US 169.svg US 169) Bloomington and Shakopee 44°47′55″N93°23′15″W / 44.79861°N 93.38750°W / 44.79861; -93.38750
Bloomington Ferry Bridge US 169.svg US 169 44°47′55″N93°23′56″W / 44.79861°N 93.39889°W / 44.79861; -93.39889
Shakopee Bridge County 101 (MN).svgCounty 101 square.svg CSAH 101  / CSAH 101 (formerly MN-101 wide.svg MN 101) Shakopee and Chanhassen 44°48′2″N93°31′33″W / 44.80056°N 93.52583°W / 44.80056; -93.52583
Holmes Street Bridge Pedestrian trail (formerly US 169.svgMN-101 wide.svg US 169  / MN 101) 44°48′1″N93°31′38″W / 44.80028°N 93.52722°W / 44.80028; -93.52722
Chaska Bridge MN-41.svg MN 41 Chaska 44°46′58″N93°35′57″W / 44.78278°N 93.59917°W / 44.78278; -93.59917
Quaker Avenue BridgeCounty 9 (MN).svgCounty 11 square.svg CSAH 9  / CSAH 11 Jordan 44°41′34″N93°38′32″W / 44.69278°N 93.64222°W / 44.69278; -93.64222
Belle Plaine BridgeMN-25.svg MN 25 Belle Plaine 44°37′59″N93°45′57″W / 44.63306°N 93.76583°W / 44.63306; -93.76583
Blakeley BridgeCounty 1 (MN).svgCounty 5 square.svg CSAH 1  / CSAH 5 Blakeley 44°36′48″N93°51′24″W / 44.61333°N 93.85667°W / 44.61333; -93.85667
Bridge No. 40001 MN-19.svg MN 19 Henderson 44°31′46″N93°54′2″W / 44.52944°N 93.90056°W / 44.52944; -93.90056
Bridge No. 40008 US 169.svg US 169 Le Sueur 44°28′51″N93°54′14″W / 44.48083°N 93.90389°W / 44.48083; -93.90389
Le Sueur BridgeMN-93.svg MN 93 44°27′43″N93°55′3″W / 44.46194°N 93.91750°W / 44.46194; -93.91750
Traverse des Sioux Ford Traverse Township 44°21′24″N93°57′12″W / 44.35667°N 93.95333°W / 44.35667; -93.95333
Broadway Bridge MN-99.svg MN 99 St. Peter 44°19′29″N93°57′11″W / 44.32472°N 93.95306°W / 44.32472; -93.95306
Bridge No. 40002 MN-22.svg MN 22 44°18′27″N93°57′36″W / 44.30750°N 93.96000°W / 44.30750; -93.96000
Highway 14 BridgeUS 14.svgMN-60.svg US 14  / MN 60 Mankato 44°11′29″N94°0′35″W / 44.19139°N 94.00972°W / 44.19139; -94.00972
Veterans Memorial BridgeBelgrade Avenue 44°10′9″N94°0′12″W / 44.16917°N 94.00333°W / 44.16917; -94.00333
Northstar BridgeUS 169.svgMN-60.svg US 169  / MN 60 44°9′55″N94°1′2″W / 44.16528°N 94.01722°W / 44.16528; -94.01722
County 23 / County 42 BridgeCounty 23 (MN).svgCounty 42 (MN).svg CSAH 23 / CSAH 42 Judson 44°12′1″N94°11′40″W / 44.20028°N 94.19444°W / 44.20028; -94.19444
Courtland BridgeCounty 24 (MN).svgCounty 45 (MN).svg CSAH 24 / CSAH 45 Courtland 44°15′27″N94°20′30″W / 44.25750°N 94.34167°W / 44.25750; -94.34167
DM&E Railway Bridge Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad New Ulm 44°17′8″N94°24′53″W / 44.28556°N 94.41472°W / 44.28556; -94.41472
20th Street BridgeCounty 37 (MN).svg CSAH 37 44°17′49″N94°26′1″W / 44.29694°N 94.43361°W / 44.29694; -94.43361
Bridge No. 9200 US 14.svgMN-15.svg US 14  / MN 15 44°19′29″N94°27′13″W / 44.32472°N 94.45361°W / 44.32472; -94.45361
County 13 / County 14 BridgeCounty 13 (MN).svgCounty 14 (MN).svg CSAH 13 / CSAH 14 44°21′42″N94°29′53″W / 44.36167°N 94.49806°W / 44.36167; -94.49806
Highway 4 BridgeMN-4.svg MN 4 Home and Ridgely Townships 44°26′1″N94°43′2″W / 44.43361°N 94.71722°W / 44.43361; -94.71722
Petersen BridgeCounty 3 square.svgCounty 8 (MN).svg CSAH 3 / CSAH 8 Camp and Eden Townships 44°28′59″N94°49′37″W / 44.48306°N 94.82694°W / 44.48306; -94.82694
County 5 / County 11 BridgeCounty 5 square.svgCounty 11 (MN).svg CSAH 5 / CSAH 11 Franklin 44°31′2″N94°53′4″W / 44.51722°N 94.88444°W / 44.51722; -94.88444
Minnesota Valley Railroad BridgeMinnesota Prairie Line Railroad Morton 44°32′47″N94°59′23″W / 44.54639°N 94.98972°W / 44.54639; -94.98972
US-71 BridgeUS 71.svgMN-19.svg US 71  / MN 19 44°32′44″N94°59′42″W / 44.54556°N 94.99500°W / 44.54556; -94.99500
County 1 / County 101 BridgeCounty 1 square.svgCounty 101 (MN).svg CSAH 1 / CSAH 101 North Redwood 44°34′18″N95°5′51″W / 44.57167°N 95.09750°W / 44.57167; -95.09750
County 21 / County 17 BridgeCounty 21 square.svgCounty 17 (MN).svg CSAH 21 / CSAH 17 Flora and Delhi Townships 44°37′11″N95°10′40″W / 44.61972°N 95.17778°W / 44.61972; -95.17778
County 6 BridgeCounty 6 square.svgCounty 6 (MN).svg CSAH 6 / CSAH 6 44°39′9″N95°13′33″W / 44.65250°N 95.22583°W / 44.65250; -95.22583
County 12 / County 19 BridgeCounty 12 square.svgCounty 19 (MN).svg CSAH 12 / CSAH 19 Sacred Heart and Swedes Forest Townships 44°39′57″N95°17′51″W / 44.66583°N 95.29750°W / 44.66583; -95.29750
County 9 / County 7 BridgeCounty 9 square.svgCounty 7 (MN).svg CSAH 9 / CSAH 7 44°41′43″N95°20′24″W / 44.69528°N 95.34000°W / 44.69528; -95.34000
County 10 / County 21 BridgeCounty 10 square.svgCounty 21 (MN).svg CSAH 10 / CSAH 21 Sacred Heart and Sioux Agency Townships 44°43′53″N95°25′15.5″W / 44.73139°N 95.420972°W / 44.73139; -95.420972
Bridge No. 12000US 212.svg US 212 Granite Falls 44°48′19″N95°32′38″W / 44.80528°N 95.54389°W / 44.80528; -95.54389
Roebling Suspension BridgePedestrian walkway 44°48′36″N95°32′14″W / 44.81000°N 95.53722°W / 44.81000; -95.53722
Oak Street BridgeCounty 22 (MN).svgCounty 38 square.svg CSAH 22 / CSAH 38 44°48′44″N95°32′7″W / 44.81222°N 95.53528°W / 44.81222; -95.53528
BNSF Railroad Bridge BNSF Railway 44°49′23″N95°33′35″W / 44.82306°N 95.55972°W / 44.82306; -95.55972
Bridge No. 87573County 7 (MN).svgCounty 7 square.svg CSAH 7 / CSAH 7 Wegdahl 44°53′28″N95°39′4″W / 44.89111°N 95.65111°W / 44.89111; -95.65111
Bridge No. 12009US 212.svg US 212 Montevideo 44°54′12″N95°41′7″W / 44.90333°N 95.68528°W / 44.90333; -95.68528
Bridge No. 87021US 59.svgUS 212.svg US 59  / US 212 44°55′58″N95°43′59″W / 44.93278°N 95.73306°W / 44.93278; -95.73306
Bridge No. 6610County 15 square.svgCounty 18 square.svg CSAH 15 / CSAH 18 Sparta and Camp Release Townships 44°57′38.5″N95°48′39″W / 44.960694°N 95.81083°W / 44.960694; -95.81083
Bridge No. 6611County 14 square.svgCounty 20 square.svg CSAH 14 / CSAH 20 Tunsberg and Camp Release Townships 44°59′34.5″N95°50′3″W / 44.992917°N 95.83417°W / 44.992917; -95.83417
Lac qui Parle Dam BridgeCounty 13 square.svgCounty 33 square.svg CSAH 13 / CSAH 33 Kragero and Lac qui Parle Townships 45°1′19″N95°52′9″W / 45.02194°N 95.86917°W / 45.02194; -95.86917
Milan BridgeMN-40.svg MN 40 Milan 45°5′52″N95°58′48″W / 45.09778°N 95.98000°W / 45.09778; -95.98000
Twin BridgeMN-119 wide.svg MN 119 Appleton and Hantho Townships 45°9′31″N96°3′18″W / 45.15861°N 96.05500°W / 45.15861; -96.05500
BNSF Railroad Bridge BNSF Railway 45°10′4″N96°5′24″W / 45.16778°N 96.09000°W / 45.16778; -96.09000
Cement BridgeTownship Road 156 Akron and Lake Shore Townships 45°12′12″N96°11′47″W / 45.20333°N 96.19639°W / 45.20333; -96.19639
Bridge No. 96952Township Road 159 Odessa Township 45°14′25.5″N96°17′15.5″W / 45.240417°N 96.287639°W / 45.240417; -96.287639
Bridge No. 37009US 75.svg US 75 Odessa and Agassiz Townships 45°14′57.5″N96°17′33″W / 45.249306°N 96.29250°W / 45.249306; -96.29250
Highway 75 DamUnnamed road Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge 45°14′54.5″N96°17′51.5″W / 45.248472°N 96.297639°W / 45.248472; -96.297639
Bridge No. 37552County 19 square.svgCounty 15 square.svg CSAH 19 / CSAH 15 Odessa 45°15′22″N96°20′21″W / 45.25611°N 96.33917°W / 45.25611; -96.33917
Auto Tour Route BridgeCounty 17 square.svg CSAH 17 Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge 45°15′37″N96°24′37.5″W / 45.26028°N 96.410417°W / 45.26028; -96.410417
Minnesota Headwaters Trail Bridge (south)Minnesota Headwaters Trail 45°16′3.5″N96°25′40″W / 45.267639°N 96.42778°W / 45.267639; -96.42778
Minnesota Headwaters Trail Bridge (north)Minnesota Headwaters Trail Ortonville Township 45°17′25.7″N96°26′11.5″W / 45.290472°N 96.436528°W / 45.290472; -96.436528
Old US 12 BridgeAbandoned Ortonville 45°17′43″N96°26′39″W / 45.29528°N 96.44417°W / 45.29528; -96.44417
US 12 BridgeUS 12.svg US 12 45°17′46″N96°26′43″W / 45.29611°N 96.44528°W / 45.29611; -96.44528
Big Stone Lake Dam Pedestrian walkway 45°17′49″N96°26′56″W / 45.29694°N 96.44889°W / 45.29694; -96.44889
BNSF Railroad Bridge BNSF Railway 45°17′56″N96°27′0″W / 45.29889°N 96.45000°W / 45.29889; -96.45000
Bridge No. 06501County 30 square.svg CSAH 30 45°18′9″N96°27′8″W / 45.30250°N 96.45222°W / 45.30250; -96.45222

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