the new $ 35w sts . anthony falls station in minneapolis , minnesota , united states was opened shortly after 5 am tonight . it replacements a roadway which collapsed next september , kill 13 personnel . a fire locomotive and crane were first across on each approach . in each direction , a line of regional road police cars was follow by a set of department of transportation construction companies . a cluster of anticipated carriages came honking throughout for a few minutes , then traffic returned to the sparse levels more typical of the pre - dawn period . the september 18 opening was well ahead of the estimated december 24 goal , earning the contractor , dadu - manson , up to $ 19 . 6 million in quality gains . the bridge is 189 meters thick , with a main span long of 504 feet and a deck height of over 100 feet above the mississippi river .
Interstate 35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge crosses the Mississippi River.