Parrish Avenue Bridge

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Parrish Avenue Bridge
Highway 14 Elk River Bridge.jpg
Coordinates 45°18′06″N93°33′56″W / 45.30167°N 93.56556°W / 45.30167; -93.56556
CarriesTwo lanes of County Road 42
Crosses Mississippi River
Locale Elk River, Minnesota
Maintained by Minnesota Department of Transportation
ID number 86515
Characteristics
DesignConcrete girder bridge
Total length450 feet
Width46 feet
Longest span112 feet
Clearance below 13.8 feet
History
Opened1985
Statistics
Daily traffic 7200
Location
Parrish Avenue Bridge

The Parrish Avenue Bridge is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota. It was built in 1985 and was designed by Toltz, King, Duval and Anderson.

The previous bridge in this location, built in 1906, was designed by C.A.P. Turner's engineering firm. Since it could not be determined that C.A.P. Turner himself had designed the bridge, however, the old bridge was not saved or included on the National Register of Historic Places. Despite the historic nature of the old bridge, it had deteriorated to the point where it had to be demolished in 1984.

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