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The Hennepin Avenue Bridge, or the Steel Arch Bridge, was a dual-span hinged arch bridge crossing the Missisippi River at Hennepin Avenue from the west bank of Minneapolis to Nicollet Island. It replaced a 1876 suspension bridge, which in turn replaced an 1855 suspension bridge which had been the first span to cross the Mississippi.
The bridge appears in the 1992 film Crossing the Bridge. [14] The bridge depicts a fictional border crossing between the United States and Canada in Detroit, Michigan. A review panned the lack of continuity between the far shots showing a real bridge near Detroit and the close-ups of the very different Hennepin Avenue Bridge. [15]
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The bridge only carries pedestrians. [citation needed] The visually similar Lage Brug (Low bridge) is nearby. It is similar but without the high elevation, which allows cyclists to ride over it. This bridge was also made famous by the Storror parkour team. The team used the bridge to do a hanging challenge and used a rope to swing off of.
Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Tioronda Bridge: 1869, 1873 1976-10-08 Beacon: Dutchess: Bowstring Iron-Truss Town Line Bridge: 1888 2008-5-29 Taylor: Cortland: Tusten Stone Arch Bridge: 1896 2000-07-27 Tusten
The Arch Bridge at Bellows Falls in New England, built in 1905, is a particularly large example of a three-hinged arch bridge. At 540 feet (160 m) in length it was the longest in America when built. [4] The 1888 Hennepin Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis was unusual in that it was both a two- and three-hinged bridge. The bridge was split ...
Sandridge Bridge; Selinsgrove Bridge; Silk Street Bridge; Stancer Road–North Coldwater River Bridge; Steel Bridge; Stone Bridge (Johnstown, Pennsylvania) Swing Bridge (Keeseville, New York) Swing Bridge at New Bridge Landing
The Whipple Cast and Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge over Norman's Kill in Albany, New York, is a very well preserved example of a Whipple Bowstring Arch Truss. Constructed by S. DeGraff of Syracuse, New York, 1867–69, it is still in daily use, with no posted weight limits. Due to the sleek appearance, many users think it is a modern bridge.