MN22 Minnesota River Bridge

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Description

The current bridge is possible the fourth one over the Minnesota River, as the first crossing consisted of a 3-span bowstring arch bridge built in the 1870s. It was replaced by two Pennsylvania Petit spans in 1905 which served traffic until they were relocated to Koochiching County in 1929.

Facts

Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Hwy 22 in St. Peter
Location: St. Peter, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, and Nicollet County, Minnesota
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1929; Replaced in 1998
Builder: - Guaranty Construction Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design: Camelback through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 122.1 ft.
Total length: 396.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.6 ft.
Also called: Bridge 4770
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.30833, -93.95833 (decimal degrees)
44°18'30" N, 93°57'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/423565/4906566 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Saint Peter
Inventory numbers: MN 4770 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 43465 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 30, 2010: Updated by Jason Smith: Added some information on the bridge
October 6, 2009: Added by Jason Smith

Sources

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