One of the most dangerous roads in Chanhassen used to be crossed by this narrow one lane bridge.
Once a major north/south route in the west metro, Minnesota Highway 101 has largely been reverted to county ownership. 101 began in Shakopee, and ended in Rogers.
When this bridge still existed, the structure created a one lane choke on the road below. Notoriously dangerous to locals, the bridge was removed in 1992.
Since its removal, the road has become a major arterial route.
The bridge that once stood here was a standard I-Beam structure, resting on concrete abutments. It consisted of a ballasted deck.
In 2020, Highway 101 was reconstructed, erasing the last traces of this bridge. A new pedestrian bridge was installed at this location. Unfortunately, this new bridge was a pre-fabricated design, instead of reusing a historic truss from elsewhere.
The author would have ranked this bridge as being locally significant if it still existed, due to the common design.
John Hill donated a couple photos of the bridge in 1977, and one is seen above.