Mendota Bridge

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Mendota Bridge
Aerial view of the Mendota Bridge from the south.
Coordinates	44°53′14″N 93°10′39″W / 44.887341°N 93.177564°W / 44.887341; -93.177564
Carries	Four lanes of MN 55 / MN 62
Crosses	Minnesota River
Locale	Mendota Heights and Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Maintained by	Minnesota Department of Transportation
ID number	4190
Characteristics
Design	13 arch spans
Total length	4,113 ft (1,254 m)[1]
Width	71 ft (22 m)
Longest span	304 ft (93 m)[1]
Clearance below	100 ft (30 m)
History
Opened	1926, 1994
Statistics
Daily traffic	39000 vehicles/day
Location

The Mendota Bridge (full name Fort Snelling–Mendota Bridge), in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highway 55 (MN 55) and MN 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. It is the final bridge over the Minnesota River before the Minnesota flows into the Mississippi River at the "Meeting of the waters" or "Mendota" in the Dakota language. Traffic on the north end of the bridge may turn onto the Fort Road Bridge (MN 5) to cross the Mississippi River into Saint Paul, Minnesota. The skylines of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul can be seen simultaneously from the bridge.