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Riceford Creek Bridge

Houston County, Minnesota

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over Riceford Creek on CR 88
Location
Houston County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1912; replaced 2009
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.57588, -91.72624   (decimal degrees)
43°34'33" N, 91°43'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/602848/4825556 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Spring Grove
Average daily traffic (as of 1986)
65
Inventory numbers
MN 305 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20445 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.6 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1912 (902)
Built during 1910s (10,238)
Houston County, Minnesota (27)
Lost (31,807)
Lost 2009 (363)
Lost during 2000s (4,475)
Minnesota (1,680)
 One-lane traffic (8,122)
Owned by township (3,632)
Pony truss (17,553)
Replaced by new bridge (21,695)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,679)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,885)
Truss (38,318)

Update Log 

  • May 19, 2022: Updated by Dave King: Updated date replaced
  • February 1, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been replaced

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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