Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
The Twin Cities of Minnesota constitute the political, cultural, and economic capital of the Upper Midwest, and along with the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit metropolitan areas, the core of the North Coast region of the United States.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fridley station and Richard P. Braun Bridge.
Fridley station
Railway station
Photo: Mulad, Public domain.
Fridley station was a commuter rail station in Fridley, Minnesota, located at Main Street NE and 61st Avenue NE. It was served by the Northstar Line. The station featured bicycle lockers and two park and ride lots with a total capacity of 611 spaces.
Richard P. Braun Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Richard P. Braun Bridge is a pair of 10-span concrete girder bridges spanning the Mississippi River between Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
I-694 Bridge
Bridge
The I-694 Bridge is a pair of girder bridges that spans the Mississippi River between the cities of Brooklyn Center and Fridley in Minnesota. The westbound bridge was built in 1963 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and widened in 1987 with a new structure above the piers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbia Heights-Fridley and Brooklyn Park.
Columbia Heights-Fridley
Columbia Heights and Fridley are suburbs of Minneapolis located in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.Brooklyn Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Brooklyn Park is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from the Twin Cities in northern Hennepin County. It is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Coon Rapids
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coon Rapids is a city in Anoka County, in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. It is a northern suburb of Minneapolis and home to 63,000 people in 2019.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Type: Economic region with 3,330,000 residents
- Also known as: “33460” and “Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area”
- Location: Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.1034° or 45° 6′ 12″ northLongitude
-93.2753° or 93° 16′ 31″ westPopulation
3,330,000Elevation
863 feet (263 metres)Open location code
86Q84P3F+8VGeoNames ID
12213525
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