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Safety concerns prompt traffic limits on U bridge; On the upper deck of the structure that connects the campus' East and West Banks, students and bicycles will be limited to a section 14 feet wide in the middle of the bridge.(NEWS)
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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August 23, 2008
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Byline: JEFF SHELMAN; STAFF WRITER
Concerns about the strength of the pedestrian portion of the Washington Avenue bridge -- the distinctive double-decked span over the Mississippi River that connects the East and West Banks of the University of Minnesota campus -- have prompted Hennepin County to limit where bikes and pedestrians are allowed on the bridge's upper level.
The bridge, which was built in 1965, is just downstream from where the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River less than 13 months ago. Construction staging activity for the new bridge has been clearly visible from the Washington Avenue bridge.
On the upper deck of the bridge, ...
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