Westwood Playground
Westwood Playground is a park in Hennepin, Minnesota. Westwood Playground is situated nearby to the locality Port Cargill, as well as near Oxboro.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Works and I-35W Minnesota River bridge.
The Works
Museum
The Works is an interactive children's museum in Bloomington, Minnesota that focuses on technology and engineering. The museum was conceived by Rebecca Schatz, a software engineer who was inspired by a visit to the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and by the hands-on technical education for children that she observed during a year as a Luce Scholar in Japan in 1984. The Works is situated 2½ miles northeast of Westwood Playground.
I-35W Minnesota River bridge
Bridge
Photo: Tylervigen, CC BY 4.0.
The I-35W Minnesota River Bridge connects the counties of Hennepin and Dakota, and the cities of Bloomington and Burnsville, over the Minnesota River. The bridge has eight lanes, four lanes in each direction. I-35W Minnesota River bridge is situated 1½ miles east of Westwood Playground.
Dan Patch Line Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Tylervigen, CC BY 4.0.
The Dan Patch Line Bridge is a railroad swing bridge that carries the Canadian Pacific Railway's MN&S Subdivision across the Minnesota River in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Dan Patch Line Bridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Westwood Playground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bloomington and Savage.
Bloomington
Photo: Aine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bloomington, Minnesota is a suburb of Minneapolis. It is near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and home to the Mall of America, the United States' largest shopping mall.
Savage
Town
Photo: Tpdwkouaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Savage is a suburban city 15 miles south-southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city is on the south bank of the Minnesota River in a region commonly called South of the River, comprising the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Savage is situated 2 miles south of Westwood Playground.
Burnsville
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnsville is a city 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota. The city is situated on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River.
Westwood Playground
- Type: Park
- Location: Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.80778° or 44° 48′ 28″ northLongitude
-93.32333° or 93° 19′ 24″ westElevation
827 feet (252 metres)Open location code
86P8RM5G+4MGeoNames ID
7119064
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