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St. Paul, Minn. (AP)

New truck restrictions for Stillwater bridge

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Large trucks are banned from the Stillwater Lift Bridge starting Friday.

A new Minnesota law prohibits commercial vehicles more than 55 feet long from taking the historic bridge over the St. Croix River between Stillwater, Minn., and Houlton, Wis.

It also keeps the trucks off a two-block stretch of Chestnut Street leading to the bridge.

Minnesota state Sen. Kathy Saltzman, DFL-Woodbury, says the restriction will relieve traffic in downtown Stillwater and make walking safer. Saltzman was the bill's Senate sponsor.

Exceptions to the truck ban include emergency and maintenance vehicles. Construction companies can get special permits to move oversize equipment.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)