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With restoration complete and the Stillwater Lift Bridge now open for bicycle and pedestrian traffic, the 2020 lift schedule is officially underway.
Bridge tenders will now staff the lift bridge full time and the bridge will open every 30 minutes between 8 a.m. and midnight seven days a week until the end of the year’s schedule, sometime around October 15.
We will respond to special openings after midnight every day on a two-hour notice basis. Boaters must call us at 651-234-7110 a minimum of two hours in advance to schedule a bridge lift outside the regularly scheduled lifts. Any requests received by marine radio will be relayed by the bridge tender to the dispatcher.
During the periods of the day when the bridge is staffed, bridge tenders will monitor channel 16 on the marine band radio. Upon receiving a call on channel 16, conversations will be switched to channel 14.
For more information or a printable lift schedule, please visit the Stillwater Lift Bridge website at: mndot.gov/metro/projects/liftbridge/schedule.html.
Road work continues to be a critical service. MnDOT is committed to protecting the health, safety and well-being of its employees, contractors and all Minnesotans. Crews continue to follow the guidance of state and federal health officials to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Transformation of the lift bridge to a bicycle/pedestrian crossing began in August 2017. Restoration work included repairing steel, painting, upgrading the electrical and mechanical system, installing decorative lights and rebuilding the concourse area to restore the lift bridge to its original 1931 look.
If you’d like more information about the Stillwater Lift Bridge project, please visit: mndot.gov/metro/projects/liftbridge.
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