North Channel Bridge
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For the former North Channel Bridge in Queens County, New York, see Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge
Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge
The Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge located in the New York City borough of Queens, is a bridge that runs south from Howard Beach, crosses the Grassy Bay portion of Jamaica Bay to Broad Channel. The bridge is named for the late Joseph P...

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The North Channel Bridge bridge connects Winona, Minnesota
Winona, Minnesota
Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf....

 with Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 13,804. Its county seat is Alma.-Geography:According to the U.S...

. It is an automobile bridge that traverses the Mississippi River. There is another bridge directly southeast of the area, the Interstate 90
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate, and parallels US 20 for the most part. Its western terminus is in Seattle, at Edgar Martinez Drive S. near Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field, and its eastern terminus is in...

 Mississippi River bridge.

The bridge has a street setup, with one lane in either direction. It carries Minnesota State Highway 43
Minnesota State Highway 43
Minnesota State Highway 43 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 44 in Mabel and continues north to its northern terminus at the Wisconsin state line at Winona, where it becomes Wisconsin Highway 54 upon crossing the Mississippi River.Highway 43 is...

 and WI 54 in either direction.

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  • Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) Survey number HAER MN-91 also covers the more elegant Winona Main Channel Bridge
    Main Channel Bridge (Winona)
    Main Channel Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Winona, Minnesota and Fountain City, Wisconsin. Construction on the bridge was started just before the United States entered World War II, and the construction was hastened to finish in November 1942, despite labor...

     less than a half mile south of the north channel bridge. The actual navigable channel of the Mississippi passes beneath the main channel bridge.
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