Global InformationWakota Bridge information
Wakota Bridge | |
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 The Wakota Bridge viewed from the southwest | |
| Coordinates | 44°52′59″N 93°00′54″W / 44.88306°N 93.01500°W |
| Carries | Five lanes in each direction of  I-494. |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | South St. Paul, Minnesota-Newport, Minnesota |
| Maintained by | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | segmental bridge |
| Total length | 1889 feet |
| Longest span | 466 feet |
| Clearance below | 64 feet |
| History | |
| Opened | 2006 (westbound) 2010 (eastbound) |
| Location | |
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The Wakota Bridge is a ten-lane bridge carrying Interstate 494 over the Mississippi River between South St. Paul and Newport, Minnesota, United States. It was completed in 2010, replacing a four-lane span built in 1959. The name was given to the previous span in the early 1960s, and is derived from the two counties it connects, Washington and Dakota. Lunda Construction Company won the bid to build a new five-lane west-bound span, remove the existing bridge, and build a new five-lane east-bound span, which was completed in 2010. It is the widest bridge in Minnesota in number of lanes, along with the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis.