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A picturesque Winona highway bridge that
Minnesota transportation officials are deciding how to rehabilitate
or replace gets some new gear this week.


      Weight sensors and strain gauges are scheduled to be added
Tuesday and Wednesday to the Highway 43 bridge over the Mississippi
River.


      The equipment collects traffic data on the type and weight of
vehicles as well as the stress being put on the structurally
deficient span. It is classified as fracture critical, meaning the
failure of one component can jeopardize the entire bridge.


      Strain gauges will probably be used for a year.


      Officials hope to start major construction on the bridge in
2014. The bridge has been open since 1941 and is eligible for
listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

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A picturesque Winona highway bridge that
Minnesota transportation officials are deciding how to rehabilitate
or replace gets some new gear this week.


In Winona, a watched bridge outfitted for tests

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