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Little Log House Pioneer Village Spiral Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Thacher through truss bridge over a man made pond on a pedestrian path
- Location
- Dakota County, Minnesota
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1893 over Yellow Bank River but relocated to the Little Log House Pioneer Village in 1989
- Builders
- - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- Milo A. Adams of Minneapolis, Minnesota (Agent)
- Design
- Thacher Through truss
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Yellow Bank Church Campground Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.63027, -92.84016 (decimal degrees)
44°37'49" N, 92°50'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/512678/4941891 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Hastings
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 89001831 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 54870 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 21, 2017: New Street View added by James Baughn
- October 15, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added agent.
- December 10, 2012: Added by James McCray
- February 21, 2012: Added by Luke Harden
Related Bridges
- Yellow Bank Church Campground Bridge (Parts reused from)
Sources
- Luke
- Image
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Replica of the Hastings Spiral Bridge
- Replica of the Hastings Spiral Bridge
- Nathan Holth
Comments
Spiral Bridge Replica
Luke/Mike,
This bridge is indeed a Thacher truss; it is the old Yellow Church Campground bridge, which was located in Lac-Qui-Parle county and was relocated to Dakota County.
Spiral Bridge Replica
The configuration appears to be a Thatcher truss to me, but I will let the old truss experts make the final call.
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Yeah, its a Thacher the same gig as the Ellsworth Ranch Bridge in Iowa.