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Minnesota River Bridge on Brown Co. 8 From east side

Photo taken by David Erickson

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Minnesota River on CH3/CR8
Location: Brown County, Minnesota, and Renville County, Minnesota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1918
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 81.0 ft.
Total length: 250.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Minnesota River Bridge
Eden Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.48281, -94.82687 (decimal degrees)
44°28'58" N, 94°49'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/354725/4927123 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Morgan NE
Inventory numbers: MN 2110 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20316 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 80

March 3, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected name, added link
September 20, 2010: Updated by Jason Smith: Changed the name of the bridge
March 16, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Updated GPS coordinates and span information
November 4, 2008: New photos from David Erickson