Parrish Avenue Bridge

45°18′06″N 93°33′56″W / 45.30167°N 93.56556°W / 45.30167; -93.56556CarriesTwo lanes of County Road 42CrossesMississippi RiverLocaleElk River, MinnesotaMaintained byMinnesota Department of TransportationID number86515CharacteristicsDesignConcrete girder bridgeTotal length450 feetWidth46 feetLongest span112 feetClearance below13.8 feetHistoryOpened1985StatisticsDaily traffic7200Location

The Parrish Avenue Bridge is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota. It was built in 1985 and was designed by Toltz, King, Duval and Anderson.

The previous bridge in this location, built in 1906, was designed by C.A.P. Turner's engineering firm. Since it could not be determined that C.A.P. Turner himself had designed the bridge, however, the old bridge was not saved or included on the National Register of Historic Places. Despite the historic nature of the old bridge, it had deteriorated to the point where it had to be demolished in 1984.

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

• Costello, Mary Charlotte (2002). Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge, Volume Two: Minnesota. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications. ISBN 0-9644518-2-4.