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CSAH 24 Heron Lake Outlet Crossing

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CSAH 24 Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2012

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Description 

This bridge used to serve the main highway between Heron Lake and Windom before being rerouted to the present location at Hwy. 60 and UPRR. Today it serves a county road careening across the north and east end of Heron Lake Outlet.

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Overview
Timber stringer bridge over Heron Lake Outlet on CSAH 24
Location
Jackson County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1944 replacing a through truss bridge built in ca. 1910. Used to serve the main highway between Heron Lake and Windom before being rerouted to the present location at Hwy. 60 and UPRR
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.8 ft.
Total length: 94.2 ft.
Deck width: 26.2 ft.
Also called
Heron Lake Outlet Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.80472, -95.26722   (decimal degrees)
43°48'17" N, 95°16'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/317630/4852682 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Heron Lake
Inventory numbers
MN 6444 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 52042 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 42.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
210

Update Log 

  • April 24, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 11, 2012: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net