Fargo-Moorhead Toll Bridge

Fargo-Moorhead Toll Bridge
Fargo-Moorhead Toll Bridge
Coordinates	46°53′23″N 96°46′28″W / 46.88972°N 96.77444°W
Carries	2 lanes of 12th Ave N/15th Ave N and pedestrian path
Crosses	Red River
Locale	Fargo, North Dakota; Moorhead, Minnesota
Other name(s)	Fargo-Moorhead Former Toll Bridge
Characteristics
Total length	535'
No. of lanes	2
History
Opened	1988
Statistics
Daily traffic	8,800
Location

The Fargo-Moorhead Toll Bridge is a former toll bridge on the Red River of the North between Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota. It connects Moorhead's 15th Avenue N with Fargo's 12th Avenue N.

The bridge was to be privately operated until June 1, 2018, following a five-year extension of its original 25-year charter in 2013.^[2]^[3] In May 2014, The City of Moorhead sued Bridge Co., the owners of the bridge; and the city of Fargo. Judge Frank Racek ruled in favor of the city of Moorhead and that the ownership of the bridge would be transferred to the two cities.^[4]

Prior to the 2014 ownership transfer, the bridge had a toll of $0.75.^[2]

Flooding

The Fargo-Moorhead Toll Bridge during the crest of the 2023 spring flooding. The water level was at 29.5', just below the threshold for a major flood as defined by the National Weather Service.

Due to the frequent flooding of the Red river, the bridge is frequently flooded. The bridge is closed when the water level reaches 28',^[5] which occurred most recently in spring of 2023. ^[6]