Stillwater Lift Bridge set to reopen Wednesday
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The Stillwater Lift Bridge is set to reopen Wednesday afternoon after closing last week because of high water on the St. Croix River, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
MnDOT says it will reopen both directions of traffic spanning the St. Croix River at 4 p.m., allowing drivers to once again connect between Minnesota and Wisconsin through Minnesota Highway 36 and Wisconsin Highway 64. The bridge has been closed to pedestrian, vehicle and water traffic.
The bridge has been closed since June 23. Its normal lift schedule will resume Friday evening, after a couple scheduled times the bridge will remain down to accommodate for Fourth of July fireworks traffic. It will remain in the down position at 10:30 pm. and 11 p.m. Friday. The 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. lifts are still set to take place.
Information on current road closures and restrictions on state highways impacted by flooding are available at MnDOT's flood page.
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