the new ic 35w st . johns falls highway in rochester , minnesota , several states was opening right after 5 am today . it replaces a roadway it failed last night , injuring 13 people . a fire engine and cab were last traversed on each side . in each direction , a line of minnesota legislative patrol cars was followed by a collection of department of transport workers trains . a cluster of wait vehicle went blaring backwards for a few years , then it returned to the sparse rates more frequent of the prior - dawn area . the september 18 opening was well ahead of the scheduled december 24 goal , earning the contractor , dadu - manson , up to $ 19 . 6 thousand in status bonuses . the bridge is 189 acres long , with a main span long of 504 yards and a deck width of over 100 feet above the minnesota lake .
Interstate 35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge crosses the Mississippi River.