Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge, Duluth

Name: Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge
Address: Duluth, United States

#34 among attractions in Duluth

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The Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge, also known as the Bong Bridge, connects Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, via U.S. Highway 2. Opened on October 25, 1985, it is roughly 11,800 feet long, including about 8,300 feet over water. It crosses the Saint Louis Bay, which drains into Lake Superior. The bridge rises 120 feet above the river to accommodate maritime traffic in a 400-foot-wide navigation channel. The Bong Bridge is one of two connecting Duluth and Superior. A through-arch bridge downstream from the Bong -- the John A. Blatnik Bridge -- carries Interstate 535 over the water. ()

Coordinates: 46°44'7"N, 92°8'47"W

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Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spirit Mountain, Enger Tower, Wade Stadium, Lake Superior Zoo.

3.4 miSW
Winter sport, Ski area
Spirit Mountain, Duluth
88 min walk • Spirit Mountain is a ski area in Duluth, Minnesota. It was founded by the City of Duluth and was built in 1974. With a vertical elevation of approximately 700 feet, it is the second tallest ski hill in Minnesota. Between 2014 and 2020, the executive director was Brandy Ream.
3 miN
Tower
Enger Tower, Duluth
77 min walk • Enger Tower is an 80-foot, five-story stone observation tower atop Enger Hill in Duluth, Minnesota.
1.3 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Baseball field
Wade Stadium, Duluth
34 min walk • Wade Stadium is a baseball park located near the intersection of Grand Avenue and 34th Avenue West in the West Duluth neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota. The stadium was built in 1941 and holds 4,200 people. It is the home of the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League and The College of St.
2.2 miW
Zoo, Outdoor activities, Park
Lake Superior Zoo, Duluth
56 min walk • The Lake Superior Zoo, previously known as the Duluth Zoo, is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited zoo in Duluth, Minnesota.
2.6 miE
Church, Neo-renaissance architecture
Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior
68 min walk • The Cathedral of Christ the King is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior in Superior, Wisconsin. It was named in honor of Christ the King. The building is located at 1111 Belknap Street in Superior.
2.3 miE
Bridge
John A. Blatnik Bridge, Duluth
59 min walk • The John A. Blatnik Bridge is the bridge that carries Interstate 535 and U.S. Highway 53 over the Saint Louis River, a tributary of Lake Superior, between Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. The bridge is 7,975 feet long and rises up nearly 120 feet above the water to accommodate the seaway shipping channel.
2.5 miNE
Nightlife, Brewery
Bent Paddle Brewing Company, Duluth
65 min walk • Bent Paddle Brewing Company is a microbrewery located in Duluth, Minnesota. In May 2013, their brewery and taproom opened to the public with distribution of kegs and cans in the Duluth area beginning shortly thereafter. In November 2013, limited distribution of cans to liquor stores in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area began.
3.4 miN
Monuments and statues
Lake Superior Stele, Duluth
86 min walk • Lake Superior Stele is a relief sculpture created by Wenzhi Zhang, a notable Chinese artist and educator. Consisting of 120 individual stoneware tiles attached to a steel framework, Lake Superior Stele spans two stories of the Academic and Student Services Building on the campus of Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minnesota.
2.3 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Library
Lincoln Branch Library, Duluth
60 min walk • The Lincoln Branch Library is a former Carnegie library building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota, United States.
2.3 miSE
Library
Superior Public Library, Superior
59 min walk • The Superior Public Library is located in Superior, Wisconsin. The library was founded in 1888 and serves as the public library for Douglas County, Wisconsin.
2.9 miSE
46°43'3"N • 92°5'27"W
91 Jazz Street on KUWS, Superior
75 min walk • Tower