Dodd Ford Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on CR 147

Location

Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Status

Closed and reportedly up for sale

Future prospects

Available for reuse

History

Built 1901 by L.H. Johnson

Builder

- L.H. Johnson

Design

Pin-connected, 9-panel Camelback through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 143.4 ft.
Total length: 148.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.5 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 2009

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.87611, -94.18778   (decimal degrees)
43°52'34" N, 94°11'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/404572/4858798 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Amboy

Inventory numbers

MN 1461 (Minnesota bridge number)
NRHP 09001070 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 20305 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2006)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.6 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2005)

115

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 24, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed status
• September 21, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith
• December 18, 2009: Posted to National Register of Historic Places
• May 9, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Changed truss type to Camelback
• June 16, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record

Sources 

• HAER MN-73 - Dodd Ford Bridge, County Road 147 Spanning Blue Earth River, Amboy vicinity, Blue Earth County, MN
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
• Wikipedia

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