Baudette – Rainy River International Bridge
| Baudette – Rainy River International Bridge | |
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International Bridge seen from the Canadian side
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| Crosses | Rainy River |
| Locale | Rainy River, Ontario |
| Owner | Ontario and Minnesota |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | steel truss |
| Material | steel |
| Total length | 391 metres (1,283 ft) |
| Width | 7.3 metres (24 ft) |
| No. of spans | 6 |
| Clearance above | 4.5 metres (15 ft) (above road deck) |
| Clearance below | Rainy River |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Barnett-McQueen Ltd |
| Construction start | 1958 |
| Construction end | 1960 |
| Opened | July 30,1960 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | 1960-1988 |
The Baudette – Rainy River International Bridge is an international bridge connecting Rainy River, Ontario, Canada, with Baudette, Minnesota, United States, across the Rainy River.
The bridge marks the western terminus of Ontario Highway 11 (as Atwood Avenue) and the northern terminus of Minnesota State Highway 72 (International Drive). The bridge is owned by Ontario and Minnesota, and is managed by MTO (with funding from the Government of Canada) and MnDOT, respectively. The bridge carries 2 lanes of traffic and a 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) sidewalk for pedestrian traffic. Customs plazas are located on both side of the bridge.
Downriver from the bridge is Baudette-Rainy River Rail Bridge, built in 1901 for Ontario and Rainy River Railway and now used by CN Rail.
Plans for a replacement bridge is under way and construction is planned to begin around 2018. The new bridge, an I-beam girder, will be built about 1 metre (3.3 ft) downstream so the current structure can continue to be utilized during the construction period.
Coordinates: 48°43′9″N 94°35′25″W / 48.71917°N 94.59028°W
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