Bridge of Hope

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|bridge_name=Bridge of Hope

|image=Bridge of Hope.jpg

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|caption=The Bridge of Hope as viewed from the east bank of the Mississippi, north of the bridge in early-June 2006.

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|crosses=Mississippi River, BNSF Railway, Benton Drive (Benton County Road 33)

|carries=Four lanes of {{jct|state=MN|MN|15}}

|locale=Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

|design=Precast concrete girder bridge

|mainspan=140 feet

|length=1711 feet

|width=85 feet

|below=18 feet

|open=1995

|maint=Minnesota Department of Transportation

|id=05011

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The Bridge of Hope is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Sartell, Minnesota and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The bridge was completed eight months early, aided by favorable weather and trouble-free construction. It was built in 1995 and was designed by Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Jim Hill Group.

The bridge is named in honor of Jacob Wetterling, a boy who was abducted from St. Joseph, Minnesota in 1989 (his remains were discovered in 2016). The name was chosen by a group of high school students who wanted to memorialize Wetterling and other missing children.