This very graceful concrete girder bridge crosses the great river, landing on the campus of Saint Cloud State University. As a result of its university setting, the bridge sees a lot of pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The bridge itself is situated just upstream from the Saint Cloud Dam, so it crosses a broad deep section of the river. Signature features of the bridge include the curved piers, the curve on the north end of the bridge, and the detail work in the concrete.

It is interesting to note that despite the bridge deck having a curve, the girders are not curved. In one photo below, you can clearly see where the bridge deck bows out against the background of a straight girder. This is apparently how one builds a curved bridge using straight girders. A second interesting note is that the abutments are wider than the bridge. The final photo below shows spots built into the abutments for two additional girders. You can see that in photos of the south end of the bridge, too. Further research has found that the City of St. Cloud has a line item in their 2009 budget to expand the University Bridge to 4 lanes.

This 1985 structure replaced an 1892 era through truss bridge.