Sorlie Memorial Bridge

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caption = Sorlie Memorial Bridge
location= Grand Forks, North Dakota
lat_degrees = 47 | lat_minutes = 55 | lat_seconds = 36.83 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 97 | long_minutes = 1 | long_seconds = 40.4 | long_direction = W
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built =1929
architect= Minneapolis Bridge Co.
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added = July 19, 1999
governing_body = State
mpsub=Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
refnum=99000844 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Sorlie Memorial Bridge was built in 1929 by the Minneapolis Bridge Co. to connect the cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota to replace a swing bridge on the same site that was constructed in 1889. It is a Parker through truss bridge with two truss spans and rides on rails to accommodate the everchanging banks of the Red River of the North. The Sorlie Memorial Bridge was named for North Dakota's 14th governor, Arthur G. Sorlie. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. In 2008 the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced that it would begin replacing the bridge in 2009Fact|date=April 2008.

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