Title: St. Croix River Crossing | New Bridge Near Stillwater, MN | Related Links
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Content: Currently, severe traffic congestion in downtown Stillwater causes pedestrian and traffic safety problems, which are amplified by Lift Bridge operations. The St. Croix Crossing project will provide a safer, more reliable river crossing. The project includes a four-lane river bridge, new roadway approaches on both sides of the river, historic and environmental mitigation, and extensive trail facilities that will include converting the Lift Bridge to a bike and pedestrian facility. The project will provide jobs for suppliers, subcontractors, disadvantaged business enterprises as well as general contractors. The existing St. Croix River crossing at Stillwater, Minnesota, is a highway bridge connecting downtown Stillwater to the Town of St. Joseph in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. The crossing consists of a 1,050‑foot-long, 10-span, 2-lane bridge and a 750-foot earthen causeway extending from the Wisconsin shoreline. It is known as "the Lift Bridge," because one of the spans is a distinctive vertical lift span. The bridge, which opened in 1931, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Frequent raising of the bridge to allow boats to travel the St. Croix River causes traffic congestion in Stillwater and Houlton, Wisconsin, as traffic backs up to wait for the bridge to lower and resume vehicular traffic. YouTube
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