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Buffalo River Bridge

Clay County, Minnesota

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Facts 

Overview
Relocated pony truss bridge over Buffalo River on CR 96
Location
Clay County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge, but relocated to Meeker County.
History
Built 1907
Builder
- Fargo Bridge & Iron Co. of Fargo, North Dakota
Design
Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 136.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.3 ft.
Also called
Tufton Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.02028, -96.74306   (decimal degrees)
47°01'13" N, 96°44'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/671517/5209889 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Felton SW
Inventory numbers
MN 90818 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20329 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (698)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Clay County, Minnesota (34)
Fargo Bridge & Iron Co. (20)
Formerly NR-eligible (444)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (503)
Lost (24,725)
Minnesota (1,518)
 Owned by county (20,784)
Pony truss (16,182)
Pratt pony truss (3,637)
Pratt truss (9,295)
Replaced by new bridge (16,573)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,668)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,920)
Truss (32,778)

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: Not lost, relocated. Added related bridge.
  • January 30, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been replaced

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth
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Buffalo River Bridge
Posted August 11, 2008, by BS

MN Bridge # 90818 was removed in October 2007 and replaced with a more modern bridge. The bridge was originally built by Fargo & Iron Works of Fargo, ND at a cost of $1440.00. The contract was let on the April 23, 1907 and was completed and accepted by the Township Board of Kragness on August 12, 1907. The bridge was a pin through type Bridge that appeared to be a Pratt Truss. The bridge was known locally as the 'Tuffton' bridge.