Forestville South Branch Root River Bridge
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Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over South Branch Root River on CR 118 at Forestville
- Location
- Fillmore County, Minnesota
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1899 by the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Co.
- Builder
- - Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Co.
- Design
- Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 97.1 ft.
Total length: 101.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.6 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.64167, -92.21472 (decimal degrees)
43°38'30" N, 92°12'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/563336/4832374 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Fountain
- Inventory numbers
- MN 6263 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20370 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 05/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 170
Comments
South Branch Root River Bridge
This six panel, pin connected Pratt through truss is located within the Forrestville-Mystery Cave State Park. A vehicle pass from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is needed to enter the park, and can be obtained at the office near the bridge or at the cave entrance a few miles to the west.
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