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St. Paul, Minn.

Slideshow: I-35W bridge reopens

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Bridge traffic
Traffic streams along the new I-35W bridge after the was opened to traffic this morning at 5 a.m.
MPR Photo/Bill Alkofer
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The new 35W bridge
The new 35W bridge across the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis opened to traffic this morning.
Photo courtesy of MnDOT
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Bridge traffic
Traffic streams along the new I-35W bridge after the was opened to traffic this morning at 5 a.m.
MPR Photo/Bill Alkofer
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Traffic lined up behind this roadblock
State Trooper Pat Miles, in car at right, staffed the roadblock on the south end of the I-35W bridge early Thursday morning, and later led the way across the span to open the bridge to traffic.
MPR Photo/Tim Nelson