Cooper in Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sri Chinmoy Peace Bridge

Photographed by McGhiever, March 20, 2020

1. Sri Chinmoy Peace Bridge marker

Inscription. The Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge spans a natural chasm of 1273 feet channeling the Mississippi River and connecting the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Today this bridge is officially dedicated to the goals of peace and goodwill amongst people and nations- - -goals which humanity has cherished from time immemorial. This Sri Chinmoy Peace Bridge joins over 200 such sites dedicated to peace worldwide, including bridges, gardens trees and trails. Sri Chinmoy is an ambassador of peace and has dedicated his life to the pursuit of world harmony and to the fulfilment of the unlimited potential of the human spirit.

"I know that it takes courage, not cowardice, to pursue peace and that restraint in the use of force is not weakness, but wisdom." -Hubert H. Humphrey-

"We must truly see others as ourselves and all as our nation - our common and glorious heritage built up on man and his freedom." -Roy Wilkins-

"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." -Martin Luther King Jr.-

"A bridge means oneness, the establishment of oneness-peace." -Sri Chinmoy-

Sharon Sayles Belton
President
Minneapolis City Council

June 25, 1991

William L. Wilson
President
Saint Paul City Council

Erected 1991

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Bridges & Viaducts • Peace. A significant historical date for this entry is June 25, 1991.

Location. 44° 56.899′ N, 93° 12.305′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in Cooper. It is at the intersection of Lake Street and West River Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Lake Street. The marker is at the west end of what is better known locally as the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge, mounted on the first lamppost. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3000 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis MN 55406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At

Marker mounted on lamppost along south walkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, August 29, 2020

2. Marker mounted on lamppost along south walkway

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sesquicentennial Trees (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Roar of Waterfall, Rush of Rapids (about 800 feet away); Mississippi River (approx. ¼ mile away); Meeker Island Lock and Dam Historic Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Meeker Island Lock and Dam (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Paul and Ramsey County WWI Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Shadow Falls (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bridging the Mississippi (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minneapolis.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on Sri Chinmoy. (Submitted on September 19, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)
2. Wikipedia article on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge. (Submitted on September 19, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 1,342 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.