Sorlie Memorial Bridge
Sorlie Memorial Bridge
Sorlie Memorial Bridge is located in North Dakota
Sorlie Memorial Bridge
Sorlie Memorial Bridge is located in the United States
Sorlie Memorial Bridge
LocationE end of Demers Ave., Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Coordinates47°55′36.83″N 97°01′40.4″W / 47.9268972°N 97.027889°W / 47.9268972; -97.027889
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1929
ArchitectMinneapolis Bridge Co.
Architectural styleParker through truss bridge
MPSHistoric Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.99000844 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1999

The Sorlie Memorial Bridge, also known as the Red River Bridge, was constructed in 1929 by the Minneapolis Bridge Company to connect the cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota.[1] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

The Sorlie Memorial Bridge replaced a swing bridge on the same site that was built in 1889. It is a Parker through truss bridge with two truss spans and rides on rails to accommodate the ever-changing banks of the Red River of the North. The Sorlie Memorial Bridge was named for North Dakota's 14th governor, Arthur G. Sorlie. Plaques on either end identify Sorlie as "a true friend of better roads and bridges." At the time, the bridge was the only vehicular crossing in the area, and was important for carrying U.S. Route 2, a transcontinental route. It is the oldest documented Parker truss design in the state, and its two spans of 283 feet (86 m) are the longest riveted Parker through trusses in the state. [2]

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  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Sorlie Memorial Bridge / Red River Bridge ; 32GF279". National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior

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A Humvee on the Sorlie Bridge during the 1997 Red River flood


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