Damaged Stillwater Bridge reopens
Repairs needed after an accident on the Stillwater Lift Bridge are complete ahead of schedule. The 77-year-old bridge had been closed for most of the past few weeks to allow crews to fix several cross braces and vertical supports that were damaged July 7.
The bridge was struck by a lumber delivery truck heading westbound into Minnesota. The driver, 70-year-old Elwyn Juenke of Farmington, was cited for inattentive driving.
Repairs didn't take as long as expected after Minnesota Department of Transportation officials first announced the bridge wouldn't open until mid-August.
The historic lift bridge between Stillwater, Minn., and Houlton, Wis., spans the St. Croix River.
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