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Ziegler's Ford Bridge

Blue Earth County, Minnesota

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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)
Inspection (as of 08/1991)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1969)
30

Categories 

Blue Earth County, Minnesota (25)
Built 1904 (489)
Built during 1900s (6,285)
Formerly NR-listed (124)
Lost (18,690)
Lost 1995 (399)
Lost during 1990s (3,707)
Mayer Brothers Construction Co. (1)
Minnesota (1,346)
 Owned by county (18,855)
Pratt through truss (4,600)
Pratt truss (8,020)
Span length 50-75 feet (8,902)
Structurally deficient (18,433)
Through truss (12,899)
Total length 50-75 feet (8,437)
Truss (29,448)

Update Log 

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

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