North Shore Bridges replacement project scheduled to begin June 6

Hendrickson and Noerenberg bridges closing long-term

On Monday, June 6, construction will start to replace the two bridges carrying North Shore Drive (County Road 51) over the Hendrickson and Noerenberg channels. These bridges, often referred to as the Hendrickson and Noerenberg bridges, are nearing the end of their service lives. Both bridges will be closed at the same time for roughly 5 months. This will impact your ability to access our marina and detours will need to be taken to arrive at Wayzata Marine.

Detour begins June 6 

With both bridges closed, North Shore Drive will be closed to through traffic starting June 6. The roadway will be closed the entire five months of the project.

The detour for through traffic includes:

North Shore Drive (County Road 19)

Bayside Road (County Road 84)

Leaf Street (County Road 84)

Fox Street (County Road 84)

Old Crystal Bay Road (County Road 84)

Local access between the bridges 

Access to North Shore Drive between the two bridges will remain open to local businesses, boat launches and homes. You will need to use the following route to access these locations.

North Shore Drive

Bayside Road

Tonkawa Road (County Road 135)

Channel access and impacts

For short durations during construction, the Hendrickson and Noerenberg channels connecting Crystal, North Arm and Maxwell bays will be closed. These closures will only occur between Monday through Thursday, and one channel will be open at all times to ensure access for people boating.

The first channel closures will occur on the week of June 6 at the Hendrickson Channel and week of June 13 at the Noerenberg Channel.

There will also be partial closures to complete the work at various times -- including on weekends. Hennepin County will restrict the channel width but people boating will still be able to travel through the area. Traffic control boats will guide boaters through the channel during the partial closures.

For more information

To learn more about the project, visit www.hennepin.us/north-shore-bridges

For questions, please contact the project at transportation@hennepin.us.