{{Short description|Bridge in Chaska, Minnesota, US}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox bridge | name = Chaska Bridge | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = MN 41 Chaska Bridge.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = MN 41 Chaska Bridge | official_name = | other_name = | carries = Minnesota State Highway 41 | crosses = Minnesota River | locale = Chaska | owner = | maint = | id = | id_type = | website = | architect = | designer = | engineering = | winner = | contracted_designer = | design = | material = | length = {{convert|508.0|ft|m}} | width = {{convert|76.3|ft|m}} | height = | mainspan = {{convert|170.0|ft|m}} | spans =4 | pierswater = | load = | clearance = | below = | life = | builder = | fabricator = | begin = | complete = 2007 | cost = | open = 7/1/07 | inaugurated = | named_for = Chaska | toll = | traffic = | preceded =2-lane bridge | followed = | heritage = | collapsed = | closed = | replaces = | map_cue = | map_image = | map_alt = | map_text = | map_width = | lat = | long = | extra = | references = }}
The '''Chaska Bridge''' is a 4-lane vehicular bridge crossing the Minnesota River on the south side of downtown Chaska, carrying Minnesota State Highway 41. It is {{Convert|508|ft|m|abbr=}} long, and {{Convert|76.3|ft|m|abbr=}} wide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dotapp7.dot.state.mn.us/BOE/OpenDocument/1706142225/OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.faces?logonSuccessful=true&shareId=0|website=dotapp7.dot.state.mn.us|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
== History == When the former bridge was replaced, it was the second busiest two lane bridge in Minnesota (behind the Hastings High Bridge on US 61.) The replacement project allowed for two lanes open at a time by only building one half of the new bridge, and demolishing the old bridge, and then building the other half. Traffic went down the middle to polish off the permanent edges. The bridge had been decorated with the city of Chaska with murals, lighting, and stonework. Signs at each end displayed the city name. This bridge opened in mid-2006, and the project was finished in late 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnweeks.com/river_minnesota/pages/mnA13.html|title=MN-41 Bridge, Chaska, MN|website=www.johnweeks.com|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
==See also== * List of crossings of the Minnesota River
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Category:Road bridges in Minnesota Category:Bridges completed in 2006 Category:Bridges over the Minnesota River Category:Buildings and structures in Carver County, Minnesota
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