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Hwy. 22 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
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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)
- USGS topographic map
- Saint Peter
- Inventory numbers
- MN 4770 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 43465 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/1991)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 48.2 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1990)
- 4,450
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