Where did the name "Wakota" bridge come from and what does it mean?A name the bridge contest was |
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Bridge Cam - (Out of Service) River Bridge Demolition Photos - March 2007 Construction Aerials - November 2006 |
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| River crossing monument sign. | Fishing near the Wakota Bridge. | Northbound 61 to westbound 494 ramp. | ||||
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| Beams for the 494 Bridge over Hwy 61 and R/R tracks. | Paving machine and crew. | Concrete batch plant. | ||||
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| Worker preparing dowel bars. | Working the concrete to get it just right. | Joints being cut into new pavement. | ||||
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| Retaining wall along Hardman on-ramp. | Piers built in 1959 waiting to be removed. | A casual observer watches concrete getting quacked up. | ||||
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| Heavy equipment used to demo bridge piers. | Barges used as work platforms for bridge demo. | East end of old Wakota Bridge. | ||||
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| Wakota Bridge. | I-494 and Hwy 61 interchange. | Hwy 61 and Glen Rd. interchange. | ||||
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| Hwy 61 and Summit Avenue interchange. | ||||||
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| Visualization of the new I-494 east and westbound Wakota Bridge viewed from the South St. Paul public boat landing | Visualization of the new I-494 Wakota Bridge viewed from the northwest | |||||
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| Visualization of the Pedestrian /bicycle path and overlooks in the evening on the north side of the new westbound I-494 RIver Bridge. | Visualization
of the Pedestrian /bicycle path and overlooks during the day on
the north side of the new westbound I-494 River Bridge. |
Visualization of an aerial view of the Wakota Bridge, Newport on the foreground and South St. Paul in the background, looking northwest. | ||||
