Hennepin Avenue Bridge (1855)

Suspension Bridge
The bridge in 1868
Coordinates	44°59′07″N 93°15′50″W / 44.98528°N 93.26389°W / 44.98528; -93.26389
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge
Total length	620 feet (190 m)
History
Construction start	May 5, 1854; 170 years ago (May 5, 1854)
Construction end	December 5, 1854; 170 years ago (December 5, 1854)
Opened	January 23, 1855; 170 years ago (January 23, 1855)
Replaced by	Hennepin Avenue Bridge
Statistics
Toll	25¢ (horses) 5¢ (pedestrians
Location

The Hennepin Avenue Bridge^[a] was a bridge spanning the Mississippi River at Hennepin Avenue from the Minneapolis Bank to Nicollet Island. Built and completed in 1854 and opened in 1855, it was the first bridge to span the Mississippi.
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