City Of Shakopee: Memorial Park Bridge Open After Five Years

Press release from the City of Shakopee:

09/10/2021 1:30 pm

The Memorial Park bridge is back in action after five years of planning and collaboration among the City of Shakopee, Scott County, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Officials from each organization gathered Friday morning to celebrate the new crossing with a ribbon cutting. 

The bridge, which is part of the Minnesota Valley State Trail’s Mill Pond Crossing, was closed and demolished in 2016 due to structural concerns. During the planning process for the new bridge, archaeological investigations and studies were performed to ensure that the installation and alignment of the bridge and trail would not disturb any native cultural and historic artifacts.

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