Wakota Bridge, South St. Paul

Name: Wakota Bridge
Address: South St. Paul, United States

#1 among attractions in South St. Paul

Top attraction, View point, Bridge

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The Wakota Bridge is a ten-lane bridge carrying Interstate 494 over the Mississippi River between South St. Paul and Newport, Minnesota, United States. It was completed in 2010, replacing a four-lane span built in 1959. The name was given to the previous span in the early 1960s, and is derived from the two counties it connects, Washington and Dakota. Lunda Construction Company won the bid to build a new five-lane west-bound span, remove the existing bridge, and build a new five-lane east-bound span, which was completed in 2010. It is the widest bridge in Minnesota in number of lanes, along with the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis. ()

Opened: 2006 (19 years ago)Coordinates: 44°52'58"N, 93°0'59"W

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Day trips

Wakota Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harriet Island Regional Park, Wabasha Street Caves, Minnesota Centennial Showboat, Indian Mounds Park.

5.4 miNW
Park, Jogging paths and tracks, Bike trail
Harriet Island Regional Park, Saint Paul
139 min walk • The Harriet Island Pavilion, also known as the Clarence W. Wigington Pavilion, is a park pavilion on Harriet Island just across the Mississippi River from downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was designed by Clarence W.
5 miNW
Natural attraction, Cave, Bars and clubs
Wabasha Street Caves, Saint Paul
129 min walk • The Wabasha Street Caves is an event hall built into the sandstone caves located on the south shore of the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota.
5.5 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Boat or ferry
Minnesota Centennial Showboat, Saint Paul
141 min walk • Minnesota Centennial Showboat was a traditional riverboat theatre docked at Harriet Island Regional Park on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.
4.8 miN
Park, View point, Native American architecture
Indian Mounds Park, Saint Paul
122 min walk • Indian Mounds Regional Park is a public park in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, featuring six prehistoric Native American burial mounds overlooking the Mississippi River.
2.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Carver Lake, Woodbury
60 min walk • Carver Lake is a lake in Ramsey and Washington counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Carver Lake was named for a pioneer who settled there.
3.2 miNE
44°55'29"N • 92°59'14"W
The Ponds at Battle Creek Golf Course, Maplewood
83 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
3 miNW
Bridge
St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge, Saint Paul
77 min walk • St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge, also known as the Hoffman Swing Bridge, is a swing bridge that spans the Mississippi River between South Saint Paul, Minnesota and Saint Paul, Minnesota in the United States. It was built in 1910 by the St.
1.6 miS
44°51'41"N • 93°1'44"W
Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing, South St. Paul
41 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.7 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
River to River Greenway, Saint Paul
96 min walk • The River to River Greenway is a paved multi-use trail in development in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. Phase II, completed in October 2007, is a 1.3-mile segment that parallels Minnesota State Highway 110 from Charlton Street to Dodd Road.
4.9 miNW
Victorian architecture
Dwight and Clara Watson House, Saint Paul
126 min walk • The Dwight and Clara Watson House is a Victorian home designed by Cass Gilbert in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the few surviving early-career works of Gilbert that showcases the detailed and eclectic style of an emerging master architect.
2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pigs Eye Lake, Saint Paul
58 min walk • Pigs Eye Lake is a riverine wetland that covers 628 acres in Ramsey County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Mdewakanton Village of Kaposia was located on the northern end until 1837 when the village was moved across the Mississippi to what is now South St.