wɪððɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə nˈuː sˈɔːk ɹˈæpɪdz ɹˈiːdʒənəl bɹˈɪdʒ, loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt dˈɪstəns ʌpstɹˈiːm, ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ðə sˈɔːk ɹˈæpɪdz bɹˈɪdʒ hɐdbɪn klˈoʊzd tʊ ˈɔːl tɹˈæfɪk.
With the opening of the new Sauk Rapids Regional Bridge, located a short distance upstream, on October 23, 2007, the Sauk Rapids Bridge had been closed to all traffic.