Mendota Bridge

The Mendota Bridge, in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highways 55 and 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. It is the final bridge over the Minnesota River before the Minnesota flows into the Mississippi River at the "Meeting of the waters" or "Mendota" in the Dakota language.

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Mendota Heights and Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Also known as: “Gopher Gunners Memorial Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Snelling and Sibley Historic Site.

Fort Snelling

Protected area

Photo: The Statue With The Dictionary, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Sibley Historic Site

Museum

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Sibley Historic Site is the site of Henry Hastings Sibley's home, who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and Minnesota's first governor. Sibley Historic Site is situated 3,000 feet east 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendota and Bdóte.

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.

Bdóte

Locality

Bdóte is a significant Dakota sacred landscape where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet, encompassing Pike Island, Fort Snelling, Coldwater Spring, Indian Mounds Park, and surrounding areas in present-day Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Bdóte is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mendota Bridge.

Highland Park

Suburb

Photo: RxS, Public domain.

Highland Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern corner of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Also known as Highland District Council, it lies along the Mississippi River just north of Fort Snelling and across the river from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Highland Park is situated 1½ miles north of Mendota Bridge.

Mendota Bridge

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″ north

Longitude

-93.17762° or 93° 10′ 39″ west

Elevation

702 feet (214 metres)

Open location code

86P8VRPC+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 377628570

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

GeoNames ID

6350296

Wikidata ID

Q1920382

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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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Explore places such as Mendota Heights and Morris Park.

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