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Thompson Bridge

Polk County, Minnesota, and Grand Forks County, North Dakota

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Red River of the North on CR 9
Location
Polk County, Minnesota, and Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Status
Demolished and replaced.
History
Built 1940
Design
Two span Parker through truss with riveted connections.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 550.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
Also called
Red River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.76050, -96.93786   (decimal degrees)
47°45'38" N, 96°56'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/654370/5291866 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bygland
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
1,097
Inventory numbers
MN 5871 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20545 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 38.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1940 (1,116)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
Grand Forks County, North Dakota (45)
Have street view (28,893)
Lost (28,442)
Lost 2011 (515)
Lost during 2010s (3,599)
Minnesota (1,649)
North Dakota (630)
Owned by county (21,607)
Parker through truss (1,406)
 Parker truss (1,801)
Polk County, Minnesota (36)
Red River of the North (40)
Replaced by new bridge (19,344)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,416)
State line crossing (913)
Structurally deficient (12,885)
Through truss (16,756)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,059)
Truss (35,429)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
  • September 29, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Demolition of this truss bridge is imminent.
  • July 30, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith

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