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Clinton Falls Bridge

Steele County, Minnesota

Photos 

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Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith

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BH Photo #177883

Map 

Description 

The plaque style suggests P.E. Lane may have been subcontracted to fabricate the trusses.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Straight River on CR 95 in Owatonna
Location
Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota
Status
Closed to all traffic and barricaded
History
Built 1894
Builder
- George E. King Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
Design
Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 121.1 ft.
Total length: 125.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1997
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.14252, -93.24414   (decimal degrees)
44°08'33" N, 93°14'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/480473/4887731 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Medford East
Inventory numbers
NRHP 96001613 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
MN L5573 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20642 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,382)
Built 1894 (255)
Built during 1890s (3,193)
Closed (2,760)
George E. King Bridge Co. (38)
Minnesota (1,649)
NR-listed (3,014)
Owatonna, Minnesota (17)
Owned by township (3,287)
 Pratt through truss (6,057)
Pratt truss (10,299)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Steele County, Minnesota (25)
Through truss (16,792)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,186)
Truss (35,469)
Wooden deck (6,161)

Update Log 

  • September 18, 2010: Updated by Jason Smith: Added the bridge builder

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com

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