Facts
- Overview
- Pony truss bridge over Okabena Creek on CR 187
- Location
- Jackson County, Minnesota
- Status
- Closed to all traffic
- Future prospects
- Bridge was recently nominated as it is the oldest bridge of its type left in MN. It is one of only a handful left in the state.
- History
- Built 1905; relocated to this spot and rehabilitated 1938; closed to traffic in 1990
- Design
- Queenpost pony truss bridge.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 15.1 ft.
Total length: 44.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.69889, -95.41528 (decimal degrees)
43°41'56" N, 95°24'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/305377/4841264 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Brewster
- Inventory numbers
- MN L5245 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20460 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2007)
- Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1988)
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