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Minnesota River Bridge

Big Stone County, Minnesota

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Overview

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2010

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BH Photo #191588

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Minnesota River on a pedestrian path in Ortonville
Location
Big Stone County, Minnesota
Status
Open to pedestrians
Future prospects
Bridge was renovated for pedestrian use and is now open.
History
Built 1920
Builders
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
- Minneapolis Bridge Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design
Marsh Rainbow Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.2 ft.
Total length: 78.7 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.29528, -96.44389   (decimal degrees)
45°17'43" N, 96°26'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/700422/5018931 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ortonville
Inventory numbers
MN 3398 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20304 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (11,302)
Big Stone County, Minnesota (6)
Built 1920 (920)
Built during 1920s (9,010)
Concrete pony arch (43)
Marsh Engineering Co. (40)
Marsh arch (64)
Minneapolis Bridge Co. (13)
Minnesota (1,377)
 Minnesota River (35)
NR-eligible (3,976)
Open to pedestrians (3,651)
Owned by city (4,659)
Preserved (1,088)
Rainbow arch (240)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,113)
Sufficiency rating zero (303)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,062)

Update Log 

  • July 5, 2016: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Marsh arch"
  • January 5, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: Added/Changed information on the bridge

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • John Weeks

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