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Mosley Bridge

Jackson County, Minnesota

Photos 

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2011

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BH Photo #213619

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Timber stringer bridge over Jud Ditch # 8 on Cnty 66
Location
Jackson County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1939; replaced in 2012
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 17.7 ft.
Total length: 20.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.6 ft.
Also called
CSAH 66 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.55121, -95.10746   (decimal degrees)
43°33'04" N, 95°06'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/329765/4824186 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lakefield SE
Inventory numbers
MN 6329 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 49298 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,712)
Built 1939 (771)
Built during 1930s (11,750)
Jackson County, Minnesota (33)
Lost (24,725)
Lost 2012 (382)
Lost during 2010s (3,283)
 Minnesota (1,518)
Owned by county (20,784)
Replaced by new bridge (16,573)
Span length under 25 feet (6,893)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Total length under 25 feet (2,495)

Update Log 

  • June 12, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge is lost, confirmed by Google Earth
  • September 12, 2011: New photos from Jason Smith
  • August 6, 2011: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Mosley Bridge
Posted June 13, 2013, by Jason Smith (JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net)

YUCK! I hate that culvert! If the county had any decency, it would have left the damn thing in place. It was doing fine with no load restrictions! Shame on Jackson County for destroying a bridge I grew up with!