Blatnik Bridge

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The Blatnik Bridge is a major highway bridge that carries traffic across the Saint Louis Bay between Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota.

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Blatnik Bridge canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cantilever bridge
highway bridge
alsoKnownAs I-535 High Bridge
carries Interstate highway traffic
US highway traffic
motor vehicle traffic
clearanceBelow sufficient for lake freighters
connects Duluth, Minnesota
linked to: Duluth

Superior, Wisconsin
crosses Saint Louis Bay
St. Louis River estuary
linked to: St. Louis River
hasApproachFrom Downtown Duluth
linked to: Duluth

East Superior
hasCondition structurally deficient (21st century assessments)
hasDeckMaterial concrete
hasDesign steel truss
hasFunction regional transportation link
hasLanes 4
hasNumberOfSpans multiple
hasRole primary freeway connection between Duluth and Superior
hasSpeedLimit typical urban freeway limit
hasStructureMaterial steel
hasToll no
isOn Great Lakes shipping channel
locatedIn Minnesota
Saint Louis Bay area
linked to: Saint Louis Bay

United States
Wisconsin
maintainedBy Minnesota Department of Transportation
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
namedAfter John A. Blatnik
officialName John A. Blatnik Bridge NERFINISHED
opened 1961
ownedBy State of Minnesota
linked to: Minnesota

State of Wisconsin
linked to: Wisconsin
parallelTo Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge NERFINISHED
partOf Duluth–Superior harbor crossings
Interstate 535 NERFINISHED
Interstate Highway System
U.S. Route 53 NERFINISHED
passesOver industrial harbor area
regionServed northeastern Minnesota
northwestern Wisconsin
serves Twin Ports region
subjectTo replacement planning in the 2020s
usedFor commuter traffic
freight transport
tourist travel

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