Merriam Street Bridge

Photos 

Oblique view

Photo taken Nov. 2005 by Jason and Birgit Smith

BH Photo #103482

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Relocated through truss bridge over the Mississippi River (East Channel) on Merriam Street at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis

Location

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Status

Open to traffic

History

Originally built 1887 by the King Iron Bridge Co. as a four-span truss bridge on Broadway Street; one span relocated here in 1987

Builder

- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio

Design

Pin-connected, 7-panel wrought-iron and steel Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Total length: 196.9 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.98592, -93.25935   (decimal degrees)
44°59'09" N, 93°15'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/479554/4981419 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Minneapolis South

Inventory number

BH 20409 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 11, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
• April 24, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• December 30, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith
• August 7, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith
• June 6, 2009: Updated by Brian McKee: Added GPS Coordinates
• June 12, 2006: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Related Bridges 

• Broadway Bridge (Parts reused from)

Sources 

• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Wikipedia
• Luke
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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