Prescott Drawbridge, Prescott

Name: Prescott Drawbridge
Address: Prescott, United States

#1 among attractions in Prescott

Top attraction, Bridge

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The Prescott Drawbridge, also called the Point Douglas Drawbridge, is a steel girder bridge with a double-leaf bascule drawbridge section. The roadbed of the drawbridge span is a steel grate. The bridge carries U.S. 10 across the St. Croix River and connects Prescott, Wisconsin, with the Point Douglas park area of Denmark Township, Minnesota. This is the only highway drawbridge in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area with active traffic. It was completed in 1990 and replaced a rare regional example of a Waddell & Harrington vertical-lift bridge completed in 1922 that operated as a toll bridge from 1923 to 1946. The environmental impact statement, published in 1979, considered a higher level fixed bridge at this location. ()

Opened: 1990 (34 years ago)Coordinates: 44°44'56"N, 92°48'17"W

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Prescott Drawbridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hastings City Hall, Hastings Bridge, LeDuc Historic Estate, Ramsey Mill and Old Mill Park.

2.4 miW
City hall, Neo-renaissance architecture
Hastings City Hall, Hastings
61 min walk • Hastings City Hall, formerly the Dakota County Courthouse, is a historic government building in Hastings, Minnesota, United States, completed in 1871. It was the original courthouse for Dakota County and now serves as city hall. It was designed by A.M. Radcliff, one of Minnesota's first architects, in an Italian Villa style.
2.4 miW
Bridge
Hastings Bridge, Hastings
61 min walk • Hastings Rail Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Hastings, Minnesota. It is one of only four lift spans on the Mississippi River, the others being at Hannibal, Missouri, Burlington, Iowa and in downtown St.
2.7 miSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
LeDuc Historic Estate, Hastings
68 min walk • The William G. LeDuc House, also known as the LeDuc Historic Estate, located at 1629 Vermillion Street in Hastings, Minnesota, United States, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.4 miSW
Park
Ramsey Mill and Old Mill Park, Hastings
62 min walk • The Ramsey Mill was built by Alexander Ramsey and Dr. Thomas Foster in 1856–1857 on the Vermillion River in the town of Hastings in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The river had a head of 19 feet and a width of 50 feet near the 4 story gristmill. An addition included a cooper shop and storage facility.
~710 ftNE
Museum, Romanesque architecture
H. S. Miller Bank, Prescott
4 min walk • H. S. Miller Bank is located in Prescott, Wisconsin. In addition to being a bank, the building also served as the city hall and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
6.1 miNE
National park
Kinnickinnic State Park
157 min walk • The park's diverse landscape provides the perfect setting for a variety of recreational activities. Hikers can explore the park's network of trails that wind through woodlands and open prairies, offering stunning views of the surrounding countryside.
2.5 miW
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Hastings
63 min walk • First Presbyterian Church, known also as First United Presbyterian Church, is a church located at 602 Vermillion Street in downtown Hastings, Minnesota, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.4 miW
Church
Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church, Hastings
63 min walk • Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church is a church building located at 719 Vermillion Street in downtown Hastings, Minnesota, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
3.2 miW
Dam
Lock and Dam No. 2, Hastings
83 min walk • Lock and Dam No. 2 is located along the Upper Mississippi River near Hastings, Minnesota and construction commenced in 1927. The eastern dam portion is 722 feet wide and has 19 tainter gates. A hydroelectric station that produces about 4.4 megawatts is owned by the city of Hastings, while the 110 by 600 feet lock is operated by the St.
1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Isabelle, Hastings
48 min walk • Lake Isabel is a lake in Dakota County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Lake Isabel was named for a daughter of the founder of Hastings.