Location
- Hwy 61 Mississippi River crossing in Hastings
Schedule
- Begin: October 2010
- Two lanes of traffic switched to new bridge in 2013
- All four lanes open to traffic tentatively by the end of 2013, with construction completed spring, 2014
Construction Cost
- $120 million
Traffic Impact
- The Hastings Bridge will remain open during construction of the new bridge
Contacts
- Hastings Bridge Project Office
Hotline: 651-775-5244
E-mail
624 Spiral Boulevard
Hastings, MN 55033
These live images of the Hastings Bridge and downtown refresh every 15 minutes. See a larger version of the Bridge Camera.
Traveler information (February 17, 2012)
- The signal at Hwy 61/4th Street has been re-activated. Hwy 64/4th Street has returned to its original configuration as the primary access point to downtown Hastings.
- The west downtown access ramp remains closed to through traffic. The detour is just one block west at Eddy Street.
- Use the Zipper Merge if traffic is slow as you approach the work zone.
Project Notes
- Two lanes of Hwy 61 traffic will remain open during rush hours throughout the project.
- All downtown businesses will remain accessible throughout the project.
River, pedestrian and bicycle travel
- All river navigation channels will remain open.
- Pedestrians and cyclists traveling south of the bridge on the city trail through downtown Hastings will be detoured along Second Street between Ramsey Street and Lock and Dam Road.
- No pedestrian traffic is allowed on the existing bridge.
Project updates (February 17, 2012)
River Pier Work
- Crews are working on the first two “knuckles” that will eventually hold the new bridge’s steel arches in place and tie them into the new bridge’s substructure. The new bridge will have four knuckles, one knuckle at each end of the steel arches, with two atop Pier 5 and two atop Pier 6. Each knuckle is a massive 36-feet long by 24-feet tall by 12-feet wide.
- Piers 8, 9 and 10 are complete.
- Crews continue to work on Piers 6 and 7.
Roadway
- Girders are in place between the north abutment and Pier 10.
- See video of 165-ton concrete girder delivered on 16 axles worth of big rig.
- Get the full story on the massive girders – read “Take it to the Limit.”
North Bank
- Abutment is completed.
South Bank
- Piers 1-4 (southbound) and southbound roadway forms and falsework (temporary support structures) are in place.