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New Minneopa Falls Bridge

Blue Earth County, Minnesota

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Minneopa Creek on Pedestrian Path
Location
Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 2012
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.14874, -94.09059   (decimal degrees)
44°08'55" N, 94°05'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/412781/4888971 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mankato West
Inventory number
BH 54830 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,651)
Blue Earth County, Minnesota (32)
Built 2012 (66)
Built during 2010s (477)
Deck arch (11,888)
Minnesota (1,649)
Modern (2,672)
Open to pedestrians (4,579)
Open-spandrel arch (804)
Owned by state (16,553)

Update Log 

  • December 6, 2012: Added by Cody Camps

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Comments 

New Minneopa Falls Bridge
Posted December 7, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

That makes sense. Looking forward to seeing the pics.

New Minneopa Falls Bridge
Posted December 6, 2012, by Cody Camps

My mistake, somehow I managed to select the wrong design. It is indeed an open spandrel design, and looks very similar to the original bridge. I'll try to take some pictures of the new bridge soon.

New Minneopa Falls Bridge
Posted December 6, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

So, they rebuilt it as a through arch instead of using an open spandrel design? Interesting. As long as they didn't use one of those hideously ugly MOBs.