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Minneapolis bridge deemed unsafe to be imploded

MINNEAPOLIS  — A Minneapolis bridge that was closed after inspectors deemed it unsafe will be imploded later this month.

The Lowry Avenue bridge over the Mississippi River will come down on June 21, and construction on a new bridge will begin this fall.

Bridge engineers discovered one of the bridge's piers had rotated enough that it posed too much of a risk to the public. It was closed in April 2008.

The new bridge will take about two years to complete. Federal funds — including $10 million in stimulus money — will pay for part of the project, along with state and local bonds.

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