the new interstate 35w mt . john falls bridge in minneapolis , wisconsin , united states was opened shortly after 5 am sunday . it replaces a bridge which collapsed last year , killing 13 people . a fire engine and ambulance were first across on each side . in each direction , a line of state highway safety cars was followed by a formation of department of road construction trucks . a cluster of awaiting vehicles began banging across for a few minutes , then subsequently returned to the sparse altitudes more typical of the after - dawn process . the september 18 openings was long north of the slated september 24 goal , scoring the superintendent , flatiron - manson , up to $ 19 . 6 million in labor bonuses . the bridge is 189 foot deep , with a main beam length of 504 yards and a roof height of over 100 years above the red river .
Interstate 35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge crosses the Mississippi River.