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Article: Winona bridge to open Saturday for partial service; limits remain; The 67-year-old Hwy. 43 bridge won't be replaced before 2015, a Winona official says.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- June 13, 2008
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Byline: PAUL WALSH; JIM FOTI; STAFF WRITERS
They'll have to leave their boat trailers and semitrailer trucks at home, but residents of Winona and nearby communities in Wisconsin will be able to drive over the Hwy. 43 bridge no later than Saturday -- 11 days after Minnesota officials closed it because of safety concerns.
Work on nearly three dozen suspect gusset plates has been scheduled, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, which will allow cars, pickups, vans, SUVs and emergency vehicles to cross the 67-year-old bridge by 8 a.m. Saturday. Commercial trucks, pedestrians, bicycles and trailers won't be allowed.
"MnDOT is confident that the ...