🌉 Bridge No. 8096

Bridge No. 8096 is a reinforced concrete deck arch bridge in Northfield, Minnesota, near the campus of Carleton College. The bridge was originally built in 1918 and was 18 feet (5.5 m) wide. In 1947, the bridge was widened to a 36 feet (11 m) roadway and two sidewalks by extending both sides. The sides were covered in limestone in the Late Gothic Revival style. Some of the detailing included buttressed pilasters around the arch opening and abutment retaining walls, along with parapet railings decorated with pointed arches. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.