Belle Creek Bridge

Photo

Oblique view

facing north east.

Photo taken by Fmiser in October 2012

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

BH Photo #241441

Overview: Through truss bridge over Belle Creek on CR 315
Location: Goodhue County, Minnesota
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1937
Builder: - Illinois Steel Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Iron/Steel Manufacturer)
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.4 ft.
Total length: 163.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.49209, -92.75804 (decimal degrees)
44°29'32" N, 92°45'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/519237/4926558 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: White Rock
Average daily traffic (as of 1986): 14
Inventory numbers: MN 5750 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20374 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2015): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 28 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

June 4, 2018: Updated by Nathan Holth: Demolished and replaced.
October 14, 2012: Updated by Fmiser: Added categories "A-frame portal bracing", "6-panel truss", "Riveted", "Concrete deck", "Illinois Steel Co."

Belle Creek Bridge

Posted July 3, 2019, by Matt Lohry

You left the "O" out, Joe. Should be a "single span POS concrete bridge"!

Belle Creek Bridge

Posted June 4, 2018, by Joe Fishbein (jmfmando [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge was replaced in 2017 by a single-span PS concrete bridge.

Belle Creek Bridge

Posted May 13, 2016, by Joe Fishbein (jmfmando [at] gmail [dot] com)

Inspected this bridge this week, for the last time. It is coming out later this year, to be replaced by a single span PS concrete bridge.