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People will be able to walk, run and bike across the iconic bridge connecting downtown and Northeast Minneapolis a bit sooner than anticipated.
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More than a year of repairs, pedestrians and bicyclists will be able to cross Minneapolis’ iconic Stone Arch Bridge once again.
The Stone Arch Bridge will reopen with a family-friendly event to mark the occasion featuring food trucks, live entertainment and activities for all ages.
A $38.5 million restoration project led by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) closed the northern half of the bridge for eight months starting last April, then the southern half beginning in December.
MnDOT initially expected the project to continue through this fall. “We are excited that the bridge is opening two and a half months ahead of schedule,” an MnDOT spokesperson said in an email to Bring Me The News.
The Stone Arch Bridge was built between 1881 and 1883 as a railroad crossing over the Mississippi River and converted to pedestrian use 100 years later.
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The Stone Arch Bridge crosses the Mississippi River just below St. Anthony Falls.
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Event
August 9th, with a family-friendly event to mark the occasion from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m
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