Critical Minnesota – Wisconsin Bridge Gets $1 Billion from FHWA
(Image courtesy of MnDOT)
By KERRY SMITH
DULUTH, Minn. – A crumbling 1.5-mile bridge carrying heavy truck traffic from Minnesota to Wisconsin has been awarded $1.05 billion via a grant from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Work is expected to begin in 2027 on the four-lane bridge, which crosses the Saint Louis River, a tributary of the Lake Superior, connecting Duluth, Minn. with Superior, Wis.
The bridge serves more than 35,000 vehicles per day, many of them trucks using the route as a critical supply chain thoroughfare.
Built in 1961, the bridge began limiting trucks to only those with a weight of under 40 short tons to try to prevent further deterioration of the span.
The project will be delivered via design-build by a partnership of Minnesota DOT and Wisconsin DOT.
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