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Rock River Bridge

Rock County, Minnesota
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Overview

Photo taken March 1998 by Jason Smith

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Rock River on 175th Street southeast of Hardwick
Location
Rock County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a hunk of concrete!
History
Built 1916
Design
Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.73988, -96.14728   (decimal degrees)
43°44'24" N, 96°08'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/729715/4846937 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Luverne
Inventory numbers
MN 2244 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20583 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

5-panel truss (374)
Built 1916 (465)
Built during 1910s (6,731)
Lost (10,374)
Minnesota (917)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
 Pratt truss (5,660)
Replaced by new bridge (7,141)
Riveted (1,011)
Rock County, Minnesota (22)
Rock River (Minnesota-Iowa) (21)
Through truss (9,211)
Truss (23,575)

Update Log 

  • February 1, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Gone! Replaced by a hunk of concrete with no historic value!
  • February 24, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Updated road name carried by bridge
  • October 4, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Matt Lohry

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