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Newport is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,797 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] According to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 5,321.
The Rock Island Swing Bridge was a swing bridge that spanned the Mississippi River between Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and St. Paul Park, Minnesota.It was also known as the Newport Rail Bridge, as it had a spur to Newport, Minnesota, and J.A.R. bridge, after previous owners Joan and Al Roman of Chicago.
County Road 29 begins at an interchange with Minnesota 36 in Pine Springs and goes north into Mahtomedi before ending at Stillwater Road (Washington County 12). County Road 29 is known as Hilton Trail for its entire route, and serves the towns of Pine Springs and Mahtomedi .
Original numbering plan areas and area codes of Minnesota in 1952. When the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) created the first nationwide telephone numbering plan for Operator Toll Dialing in 1947 to automate and speed the connection of long-distance calls, the United States and Canada were divided into 86 geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs) and assigned the original North ...
The Wakota Bridge is a ten-lane bridge carrying Interstate 494 over the Mississippi River between South St. Paul and Newport, Minnesota, United States.It was completed in 2010, replacing a four-lane span built in 1959.
On July 18, 1960, the eastbound Afternoon Hiawatha struck a truck in the crossing in Newport, Minnesota, and derailed. [8] [9] Dozens of passengers on the train to Chicago suffered minor injuries, but only ten were hospitalized overnight. [8] The Afternoon Hiawatha ended on January 23, 1970.
The city has more land adjacent to the Mississippi River than any other city in Minnesota. [citation needed] It is bordered by Woodbury to the north, Hastings to the south, St. Paul Park to the west, Newport to the northwest, and Denmark Township to the east. The city is approximately half an hour at posted speeds from the Minneapolis-St. Paul ...
U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is a major divided highway for almost all of its length in the U.S. state of Minnesota.The route runs through the central portion of the state, following generally the alignment of the former Northern Pacific Railway (now BNSF Railway) and connects the cities of Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, Wadena, Little Falls, St. Cloud, Anoka, Saint Paul, and Cottage Grove.