The Dinkytown Bicycle Connection has reopened in Minneapolis just downriver from the fallen I-35 bridge, although the east access remains closed and there's no through-traffic allowed.
Even so, bicyclists and pedestrians are using the bridge to view the wreckage of the collapsed bridge over the Mississippi River and maybe pay their respects to those who died.
The Dinkytown bridge, also known as Bridge No. 9, connects the west and east sides of the University of Minnesota. Access from the western side was reopened on Tuesday, although the east access is shut down while construction is underway.
Parking
Parking is not allowed in the residential areas on the western side, so bicycling to the bridge is recommended. There's parking at the Seven Corners ramp on Western Avenue.
Meanwhile, bicycles have been able to cross the Mississippi River upstream at the Stone Arch Bridge. That historic bridge, now used only by those on bike or foot, was opened about five days after the disaster.
Check out the Minneapolis Bicycles website's special page on “Bicycle Detour Routes Due to Bridge Collapse”.
The Star Tribune wrote about some of the first visitors to the Dinkytown Bicycle Connector in “Pedestrian bridge near I-35W wreckage reopens.”
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