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58076
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Pedestrian Bridge
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Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2013
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BH Photo #266874
Description
This unusual predestrian bridge is located at the dugout site, where Laura Ingalls and her family settled along the banks of Plum Creek north of present-day Walnut Grove. The site is accessible by driving on a private road passing the farmstead and after paying a parking fee of $5, you continue following the curve toward the dugout. The dugout is opposite the parking lot which is separated by Plum Creek and the pedestrian bridge, located north of the parking lot, is the only link to the site.
Facts
- Overview
- Warren pony bridge over Plum Creek on Pedestrian path
- Location
- Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only; privately owned
- Design
- Warren pony truss with slid-like connections(?)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.24932, -95.46398 (decimal degrees)
44°14'58" N, 95°27'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/303280/4902517 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Walnut Grove
- Inventory number
- BH 58076 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 19, 2013: Updated by Jason Smith: Add information about the bridge and the dugout.
- September 18, 2013: Updated by Jason Smith: Made corrections after computer glitch
Sources
- Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
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