along Hwy 52 from East Seventh Street to just south of Plato Boulevard. Lunda Construction Company of Black River Falls, Wisc. was the prime contractor for the $130.4 million project. While the old Lafayette Bridge was a safe structure to use, it was nearing the end of its designed life. The old Lafayette Bridge is not in use any more, the last day it was open was March 1, 2014. The bridge’s age and condition were driving the planned replacement. See also List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River References https://web.archive.org/web/20100830145454/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/hwy52-stpaul/index.html Bridges completed in 1968 Bridges completed in 2015 Bridges in Saint Paul, Minnesota Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Bridges over the Mississippi River Concrete bridges in the United States Road bridges in Minnesota U.S. Route 52