Ziegler's Ford Bridge

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cobb River on Township road 96

Location

Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Status

Removed

Future prospects

Removed in 1995; road abandoned

History

Built 1904; removed in 1995

Builder

- Mayer Brothers Construction Co. of Mankato, Minnesota

Design

Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge with A-frame portal bracings. Bridge was the smallest of its type in MN when it was removed in 1995.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 66.9 ft.
Total length: 73.2 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.02900, -93.99300   (decimal degrees)
44°01'44" N, 93°59'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/420425/4875572 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Beauford

Inventory numbers

MN L5659 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 45800 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 25, 2017: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed wayward coordinates
• August 5, 2010: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• Ziegler's Ford Bridge (MNHS Website)
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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