The Franklin Avenue Bridge, officially named the F.W. Cappelen Memorial Bridge, has carried travelers over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minn., since 1923. When opened, the bridge featured the longest concrete arch span in the world. It is named after its designer, Frank W. Cappelen, a prominent Norwegian-American engineer for the city of Minneapolis, and is one of five prominent deck arch structures constructed over the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers during this era.
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机译：自1923年以来，富兰克林大街桥正式命名为F.W. Cappelen纪念桥，一直载着旅行者穿越明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯的密西西比河。开放之时，这座桥具有世界上最长的混凝土拱跨度。它以设计师弗兰克·W·卡佩伦（Frank W. Cappelen）的名字命名，弗兰克·卡佩伦是明尼阿波利斯市著名的挪威裔美国工程师，并且是该时期在密西西比河和明尼苏达河上建造的五个著名的甲板拱结构之一。
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