Mississippi River Headwater Foot Bridge

Clearwater County, Minnesota

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Deck view, looking east to west

Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018

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BH Photo #491997

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Description

Timber stringer foot bridge over Mississippi River in Lake Itasca State Park. Starting at its source, this is the third bridge on the Mississippi River. The river under the bridge is also popular with pedestrians wading in the water, and with boaters in canoes.

Facts

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River, which is itself a pedestrian pathway here, on pedpestian pathway
Location: Clearwater County, Minnesota
Status: Bridge open to pedestrians; river under bridge also open to wading pedestrians
Design: Timber stringer
Dimensions: Deck width: 6.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +47.23930, -95.20926 (decimal degrees)
47°14'21" N, 95°12'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/332794/5234124 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 1475 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 92309 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 3, 2021: Updated by Roger Deschner: Added, with photos and street view

Related Bridges

Mississippi River Headwater Log Bridge (Upstream)

Sources

Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com