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Albert Lea Viaduct

Freeborn County, Minnesota
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Oblique view of main span

Photo taken Summer 1998 by Jason Smith

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost two-span through truss bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks on MN 13 in Albert Lea
Location
Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by modern bridge
History
Built 1934 by A. Guthrie & Co. of Minneapolis; replaced 2001
Design
Main span: Riveted, 9-panel Parker through truss, 190 feet long
Second span: Riveted, 6-panel Parker through truss, 115 feet long
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.64790, -93.37686   (decimal degrees)
43°38'52" N, 93°22'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/469607/4832835 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Albert Lea West
Inventory number
BH 20373 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

9-panel truss (106)
Albert Lea, Minnesota (6)
Built 1934 (540)
Built during 1930s (8,576)
Freeborn County, Minnesota (18)
Have street view (10,036)
Lost (10,495)
Lost 2001 (394)
Lost during 2000s (3,098)
 Minnesota (948)
Owned by state (9,854)
Parker through truss (954)
Parker truss (1,273)
Replaced by new bridge (7,220)
Riveted (1,019)
Through truss (9,254)
Truss (23,615)
Union Pacific Railroad (832)

Update Log 

  • July 30, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • March 6, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Updated GPS coordinates
  • January 23, 2006: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Matt Lohry

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