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Kilen Bridge

Jackson County, Minnesota

Photos 

Oblique view

Photo taken by Jason Smith

BH Photo #103490

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on CSAH 19 at Kilen Woods State Park
Location
Jackson County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a modern bridge
History
Built 1913 by the Minneapolis Bridge Co.; replaced 2004
Builder
- Minneapolis Bridge Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design
Pin-connected, 7-panel Camelback Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.72464, -95.05492   (decimal degrees)
43°43'29" N, 95°03'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/334487/4843342 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lakefield NE
Inventory numbers
MN 622 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20457 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (531)
Built 1913 (923)
Built during 1910s (10,078)
Camelback truss (420)
Des Moines River (239)
Jackson County, Minnesota (35)
Lost (30,024)
Lost 2004 (538)
Lost during 2000s (4,440)
Minneapolis Bridge Co. (20)
 Minnesota (1,657)
Owned by county (21,721)
Pin-connected (5,049)
Replaced by new bridge (20,431)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,498)
Structurally deficient (12,759)
Through truss (17,885)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,349)
Truss (36,793)

Update Log 

  • September 13, 2010: Updated by Jason Smith: Information combined into one
  • March 27, 2008: New photos from Jason Smith
  • November 28, 2005: Posted photo of replacement bridge from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com

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