US71 Veteran's Oil Bridge (1924)

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Des Moines River Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Description

The first Vet's Oil Crossing was built in 1924 by the Iowa Bridge Company. It was part of the project to realign US Hwys. 71 and 16 as it originally ran parallel to the Des Moines River, beginning at the State Street Bridge and ending as it ran along the former Milwaukee Railroad towards the Black Bridge. The portal bracings were replaced with a three-rhombus Howe lattice design in 1939. The bridge was replaced by the second crossing in 1955 but not before the truss bridge was moved with rollers to its new home at State Street to replace the truss bridge there. It would serve traffic until its demolition and replacement in 1985.

Facts

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 3rd Street/ US Hwy. 71 and 16
Location: Jackson, Jackson County, Minnesota
Status: Replaced by a new bridge and relocated to the State Street Crossing in 1955
History: Relocated to State Street in 1954
Builder: - Iowa Bridge Co. (1902-193X) of Des Moines, Iowa
Design: 9-panel, riveted Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.62623, -94.99066 (decimal degrees)
43°37'34" N, 94°59'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/339400/4832285 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 93088 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

July 18, 2021: Updated by Luke: Name change
July 18, 2021: Updated by Jason Smith: Updated the information on the bridge.
May 4, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
May 4, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Related Bridges

US71 Veteran's Oil Bridge (1954) (Successor)

Sources

Geoff Hubbs
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
Luke