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Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)

Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States of America

Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis) carries the M56 motorway over the Mississippi (Upper River) just past the junction with The Daventry Canal.

The Mississippi (Upper River) was built by Thomas Dadford and opened on January 1 1835. From a junction with The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation at Wirral the canal ran for 17 miles to Tiverbury. Expectations for stone traffic to Liverfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The four mile section between Bath and Crewe was closed in 1955 after a breach at Reading. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Mississippi (Upper River) campaign.

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Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis) is a minor waterways place on the Mississippi (Upper River) between Coon Rapids Dam (Limit of navigation - no access above dam) (14.86 miles and 2 locks to the northwest) and Mississippi - Illinois Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Illinois River ) (647.98 miles and 25 locks to the southeast).

The nearest place in the direction of Coon Rapids Dam is Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9; 0.35 miles away.

The nearest place in the direction of Mississippi - Illinois Junction is Dartmouth Bridge; 0.93 miles away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.

	Stone Arch Bridge	1.19 miles
	Lower Saint Anthony Falls Lock	0.67 miles
	Saint Anthony Falls Bridge	0.57 miles
	10th Avenue Bridge	0.51 miles
	Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9	0.35 miles
	Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)
	Dartmouth Bridge	0.93 miles
	Franklin Avenue Bridge	1.18 miles
	Short Line Bridge	2.02 miles
	Lake Street / Marshall Avenue Bridge	2.83 miles
	Ford Parkway Bridge	5.24 miles

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Washington Avenue Bridge may refer to:

Bridges in the United States (by state):

Washington Avenue Bridge (Waterbury, Connecticut) (State Bridge No. 4534), a bridge in New Haven County, Connecticut, over the Mad River, listed on the NRHP in New Haven County, Connecticut
Washington Avenue Bridge (Iowa Falls, Iowa) a bridge in Iowa Falls, Iowa, over the Iowa River, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hardin County, Iowa
Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis), a bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, over the Mississippi River
Washington Avenue Bridge (Waco, Texas), a bridge listed on the NRHP in McLennan County, Texas

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