Mendota Bridge
The Mendota Bridge, in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highway 55 and MN 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Snelling and Pike Island.
Fort Snelling
Protected area
Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Fort Snelling is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Mendota Bridge.
Pike Island
Island
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.
Pike Island is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in the southwestern-most part of Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Fort Snelling
Railway station
Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.
Fort Snelling station is a light rail station on the Blue Line in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region of the U.S. state of Minnesota, named after the nearby Fort Snelling historic fort structure. Fort Snelling is situated 1 mile west of Mendota Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mendota and Mendota Heights.
Mendota
Village
Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.
Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world.
Mendota Heights
Town
Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.
Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census. Mendota Heights is situated 2 miles east of Mendota Bridge.
Lilydale
Village
Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.
Lilydale is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 809 at the 2020 census. Lilydale is situated 3 miles northeast of Mendota Bridge.
Mendota Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Mendota Heights and Fort Snelling, Minnesota
- Categories: deck arch bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: City of Mendota Heights, Dakota, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.88734° or 44° 53′ 14″ northLongitude
-93.17762° or 93° 10′ 39″ westElevation
702 feet (214 metres)Open location code
86P8VRPC+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 377628570OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Mendota Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “明尼蘇達大橋”
- Dutch: “Mendota Bridge”
- French: “Mendota Bridge”
- German: “Mendota Bridge”
- Portuguese: “Ponte Mendota”
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Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mendota Bridge”. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.