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Veterans Memorial Bridge

Blue Earth County, Minnesota, and Nicollet County, Minnesota

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Provided by the city of North Mankato

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BH Photo #455791

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt/Whipple through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Main Street
Location
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, and Nicollet County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1879-1880; Pedestrian walkways added 1897; Replaced 1917 & Relocated
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
13-panel, pinned Pratt through truss swing span
(2)11-panel, pinned Whipple through trusses
Dimensions
Total length: 810.0 ft.
Also called
Main Street Swing Bridge
North Mankato Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.16928, -94.00390   (decimal degrees)
44°10'09" N, 94°00'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/419742/4891164 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86604 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,331)
Blue Earth County, Minnesota (32)
Built 1879 (106)
Built during 1870s (1,259)
Lost (28,402)
Lost 1917 (50)
Lost during 1910s (649)
Mankato, Minnesota (6)
Minnesota (1,648)
Movable (3,114)
Nicollet County, Minnesota (14)
 North Mankato, Minnesota (2)
Owned by city (6,078)
Pratt through truss (6,047)
Pratt truss (10,282)
Replaced by new bridge (19,312)
Swing (1,561)
Through truss (16,729)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,058)
Truss (35,395)
Whipple truss (465)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (441)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added category "Whipple truss"
  • December 17, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 26, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 27, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • September 25, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • September 6, 2019: New photo from Luke

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Sources 

  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman

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