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View of Levee Dr. Underpass and stairs to the main bridge

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2009

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Minnesota River on Holmes Street (Old US 169) in Shakopee
Location: Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota
Status: Currently being rehabilitated to better serve pedestrians
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1969; bypassed by current structure in 1992 but was left in place; restored in 2011
Design: Riveted Warren deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 127.0 ft.
Total length: 645.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2010
Also called: Holmes Street Bridge
Shakopee Old US 169 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.80000, -93.52833 (decimal degrees)
44°47'60" N, 93°31'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/458214/4960869 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Shakopee
Inventory numbers: NRHP 10000414 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
MN 4175 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 43420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/1991): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990 27139): 24,000

February 7, 2013: Updated by Jason Smith: Added category "Restored"
January 8, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: Rehabilitation currently in progress; official name for the bridge is now Holmes Street Pedestrian Bridge
July 30, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith
September 30, 2009: New photos from Jason Smith
September 29, 2009: Added by Jason Smith

Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
John Weeks Highways, Byways, And Bridge Photography - Information on the Holmes Street Pedestrian Bridge