Steel Arch Bridge. — The “steel arch bridge” spans the west channel of the Mississippi from Bridge Square (the foot of Nicollet and Hennepin Avenues) to Central Avenue on Nicollet Island. This is the main thoroughfare between the east and west sides of the river. It has a width of 80 feet; with a roadway 56 feet wide and two sidewalks of 12 feet each. The bridge has a length of 530 feet and consists of two spans of 258 feet each. It cost nearly $200,000. Over 4,000 teams cross the river at this point daily.
Hudson’s Dictionary of Minneapolis and Vicinity
A Handbook for Strangers and Residents
The Hudson Publishing Company, 1918
