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St. Louis River Bridge

Carlton County, Minnesota
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Oblique view of main trusses

Photo taken in 2003 by Matthew Lohry

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Overview
Parker through truss bridge over St Louis River on Th 210
Location
Thomson, Carlton County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1961
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 213.6 ft.
Total length: 223.1 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.66478, -92.40447   (decimal degrees)
46°39'53" N, 92°24'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/545558/5168085 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cloquet
Inventory numbers
MN 09001 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 44314 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 39.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
1,300

Categories 

Built 1961 (137)
Built during 1960s (1,215)
Cantilevered (242)
Cantilevered truss (222)
Carlton County, Minnesota (5)
Have street view (9,891)
Minnesota (916)
Open (28,310)
 Owned by state (9,808)
Parker through truss (947)
Parker truss (1,267)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,483)
Thomson, Minnesota (1)
Through truss (9,206)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Truss (23,569)

Update Log 

  • November 15, 2011: New Street View added by K. A. Erickson
  • March 4, 2010: Added by Matthew Lohry

Sources 

  • Matt Lohry
  • K. A. Erickson
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St. Louis River Bridge
Posted September 11, 2012, by Matt Lohry

Finally, some decent bridge news from Minnesota--this bridge is being rehabilitated to lengthen its service life another 50 years! The bridge is getting some new gusset plates, some rivets are being replaced (don't know if they'll be replaced with rivets or bolts), some concrete deck is being patched, and it's going to be sandblasted and painted. They chose charcoal gray for the color; bland, but sure beats a new UCEB!! Rehabilitation efforts have been somewhat hampered by the flooding, but the bridge is excpected to be open sometime in October.

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d1/projects/Hwy210bridge/index.html

St. Louis River Bridge
Posted June 21, 2012, by Matt Lohry

This bridge may be in danger--The massive flooding that took place here over the last day or two has washed out the road right up to the abutment, and if the Money Creek Bridge in Houston County is any indication of what happens to historic bridges when the road washes out from around them (even if the bridges themselves are not damaged at all), this bridge may be history very soon.

http://www.bridgehunter.com/mn/houston/5558/

St. Louis River Bridge
Posted February 12, 2012, by Mike Olszewski (molszewski99 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Visited on 2-11-2012 and looks good. I'd hate to see this metal-monster go.

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St. Louis River Bridge #9001
Posted November 15, 2011, by Jack Jacobson (jackjake85 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

My understanding is that MnDOT will be replacing this structure within 2 or 3 years.