West Bank Skyway
West Bank Skyway is a bridge in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota which is located on 19th Avenue South. West Bank Skyway is situated nearby to West Bank Plaza, as well as near Elmer L. Andersen Library.- Type: Bridge
- Also known as: “WBU”
- Address: 219 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weisman Art Museum and Rarig Center.
Weisman Art Museum
Museum
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Weisman Art Museum is an art museum at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1934 as University Gallery, the museum was originally housed in an upper floor of the university's Northrop Auditorium. Weisman Art Museum is situated 1,600 feet east of West Bank Skyway.
Rarig Center
Theater building
Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rarig Center is a brutalist theater, television, radio, and classroom building on the University of Minnesota's campus in the West Bank neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. Rarig Center is situated 780 feet south of West Bank Skyway.
West Bank station
Railway station
Photo: Gobonobo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Bank station is a light rail station along the Metro Green Line in Minneapolis. It serves the West Bank campus of the University of Minnesota, as well as the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. West Bank station is situated 800 feet west of West Bank Skyway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dinkytown and Stadium Village.
Dinkytown
Locality
Photo: RxS, Public domain.
Dinkytown is a commercial district within the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Centered at 14th Avenue Southeast and 4th Street Southeast, the district contains several city blocks occupied by various small businesses, restaurants, bars, and apartment buildings that house mostly University of Minnesota students.
Stadium Village
Locality
Stadium Village is an area of Minneapolis, Minnesota near the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. While not an official neighborhood of Minneapolis, the area is an important commercial district that serves university students with many bars and restaurants.
Southeast Minneapolis
Photo: Michael Hicks, CC BY 2.0.
Southeast Minneapolis is a district in Minneapolis. Although it isn't in the southeastern quadrant of Minneapolis, it is called "Southeast" because it is east of the Mississippi River and south of East Hennepin Avenue, which divides streets into Southeast and Northeast.
West Bank Skyway
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.97248° or 44° 58′ 21″ northLongitude
-93.24334° or 93° 14′ 36″ westInception
1980Levels
5Operator
University of MinnesotaOpen location code
86P8XQC4+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 255808949OpenStreetMap feature
building=bridge
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Bank Plaza and Elmer L. Andersen Library.
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