Coon Rapids Dam

Coon Rapids Dam is a memorial in City of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin, Minnesota. Coon Rapids Dam is situated nearby to the playground Hillside Play Area, as well as near Mini-Mississippi Water Play Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Richard P. Braun Bridge and Champlin Park High School.

Richard P. Braun Bridge

Bridge

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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. Richard P. Braun Bridge is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Coon Rapids Dam.

Champlin Park High School is a four-year public high school in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States. The school's name comes from the combination of Brooklyn Park and Champlin. Champlin Park High School is situated 2 miles west of Coon Rapids Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coon Rapids and Brooklyn Park.

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.

Brooklyn Park

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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.

Spring Lake Park

Village

Spring Lake Park is a city in Anoka and Ramsey counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 7,188 at the 2020 census. The city is located mainly within Anoka County. Spring Lake Park is situated 3½ miles southeast of Coon Rapids Dam.

Coon Rapids Dam

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “‘Throughout history, the Mississippi River ... The Dam was built in 1913 ...’”
Category: historic site
Location: City of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.1424° or 45° 8′ 33″ north

Longitude

-93.3136° or 93° 18′ 49″ west

Open location code

86Q84MRP+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8098801071

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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