Stillwater Lift Bridge slated to reopen Wed. afternoon

July 2, 2014 at 1:53AM
Maddox Feiner, 8, watches the Minnesota Department of Transportation close the Stillwater bridge on Monday morning due to high water on the St. Croix river.
Maddox Feiner, 8, watches the Minnesota Department of Transportation close the Stillwater bridge on Monday morning due to high water on the St. Croix river. (Dml -/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Stillwater Lift Bridge, closed since June 23 because of flooding, will reopen Wednesday at 4 p.m., according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

The bridge will resume its normal lift schedule Friday evening after July 4th fireworks in downtown Stillwater.

The two-lane bridge, which connects Minnesota Hwy. 36 and Wisconsin Hwy. 64, closed after the St. Croix River rose to 686 feet above sea level. By this coming weekend, the river level will have fallen about 4 feet from last weekend's crest. On Tuesday, the river was at 686.5 feet, about a half a foot below minor flood stage.

The Lift Bridge will remain in the down position at 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Friday, MnDOT said, to accommodate the anticipated increase in traffic after July 4th celebrations. The 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. lifts will take place as scheduled.

Visit http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/liftbridge/index.html for more information about the Lift Bridge and to view a 2014 schedule.

Kevin Giles

High water on the St. Croix River closed the Stillwater Lift Bridge in Stillwater, Minn., Monday, June 23, 2014. Transportation officials say the bridge connecting Minnesota Highway 36 and Wisconsin Highway 64 will be closed to traffic in both directions until further notice. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Monica Herndon) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES LOCAL TELEVISION OUT
The Stillwater Lift Bridge remained closed Monday because of high water on the St. Croix River. The bridge will reopen Wednesday afternoon. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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