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 Rarig Center and Weisman Art Museum.

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.

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.

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 Cedar-Riverside and University.

Cedar-Riverside

Neighborhood

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Cedar-Riverside, also referred to as the West Bank, or simply Riverside, is a neighborhood within Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River to the north and east, Interstate 94 to the south, and Hiawatha Avenue and Interstate 35W to the west.

University

Neighborhood

Photo: Bobak, CC BY-SA 2.5.

University is a neighborhood within the greater University community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is almost completely occupied by the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota, hence the name.

Dinkytown

Quarter

Photo: RxS, Public domain.

Dinkytown is an historic commercial hub in Minneapolis's Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, centered at 14th Avenue and 4th Street SE. Located immediately north of the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus, the district spans several city blocks packed with independent businesses, restaurants, and student apartments.

West Bank Skyway

Categories: building and transportation
Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.97248° or 44° 58′ 21″ north

Longitude

-93.24334° or 93° 14′ 36″ west

Inception

1980

Levels

Operator

University of Minnesota

Open location code

86P8XQC4+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 255808949

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bridge

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include West Bank Plaza and Elmer L. Andersen Library.

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