Cappelen Memorial Bridge, Franklin Avenue and Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| Location of Structure: | Franklin Avenue and Mississippi River |
| Neighborhood/s: | Prospect Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Seward, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1923 |
| Architect or source of design: | Frederick William Cappelen, assisted by Kristoffer Olsen Oustad |
| Historic Function: | Bridge |
| Current Function of Structure: | Bridge |
Cappelen Memorial Bridge, Franklin Avenue and Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(44.963098° N, 93.222513° W)
(44.963098° N, 93.222513° W)
| National Register of Historic Places Information | |
| Certification date: | November 28, 1978 |
| Level of significance: | National |
The Franklin Avenue Bridge, officially the F.W. Cappelen Memorial Bridge, carries Franklin Avenue over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was designed by Frederick William Cappelen, assisted by Kristoffer Olsen Oustad, both of whom were among four important Norwegian-American engineers working in the region at the time. The reinforced-concrete open-spandrel arched structure was completed in 1923. The bridge's overall length is 1054.7 feet (321.47 m), with a central span of 400 feet (122 m). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 along with several other area bridges as part of a multiple property submission. Source: Wikipedia -- Franklin Avenue Bridge
