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Side view Photos taken 1984-85 by Donald Hilger for the Historic American Engineering Record |
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Facts
- Overview
- Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Broadway Street in Minneapolis
- Location
- Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge, but one span relocated and reused for the Merriam Street Bridge
- History
- Built 1887-88 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
- Builder
- - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- Design
- Four pin-connected, 7-panel wrought-iron and steel Pratt through truss spans
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 196.9 ft.
Total length: 850.0 ft.
Deck width: 48.0 ft.
- Inventory number
- BH 20398 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- HAER MN-2 - Broadway Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Broadway Street, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN