Purpose

• The bill designates the bridge on Burnsville Parkway over marked Interstate Highway 35W in Burnsville as Elmstrand Finseth Ruge Heroes Memorial Bridge. This creates an official memorial designation for that specific bridge.

Main Provisions

• Adds Subd. 108 to Minnesota Statutes 2024 §161.14 to name the bridge as Elmstrand Finseth Ruge Heroes Memorial Bridge.
• Applies to the bridge on Burnsville Parkway over marked Interstate Highway 35W in the city of Burnsville.
• Requires, subject to section 161.139, the commissioner to adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.

Significance / Changes to Law

• Establishes a new memorial designation for a specific bridge within the state’s highway statutes (via Subd. 108).
• Imposes a duty on the commissioner to create and install signs and a marking design for the designated bridge, following the existing design/signage framework referenced by section 161.139.

Terminology Inclusion

• Elmstrand Finseth Ruge Heroes Memorial Bridge
• Burnsville Parkway
• Interstate Highway 35W (I-35W)
• Burnsville
• Minnesota Statutes 2024
• §161.14
• Subd. 108
• §161.139
• commissioner
• design
• signs
• designation
• memorial designation

Relevant Terms - Elmstrand Finseth Ruge Heroes Memorial Bridge - Burnsville Parkway - I-35W - Burnsville - Minnesota Statutes - §161.14 - Subd. 108 - Subd. 161.139 - commissioner - marking design - signs - designation - memorial bridge