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Enloe Bridge

Wilkin County, Minnesota, and Richland County, North Dakota
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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Red River of The North on Csah 28
Location
Wilkin County, Minnesota, and Richland County, North Dakota
Status
Replaced by new bridge; truss bridge relocated to an area east of Breckinridge
History
Built 1917. Closed to traffic after flood damaged bridge in 1990. Replaced 1994 with the truss bridge relocated to an area east of Breckinridge
Builder
- Great Northern Bridge Co.
Design
Wooden Deck
Pin-connected
A-frame portal bracing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.49944, -96.73750   (decimal degrees)
46°29'58" N, 96°44'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/673605/5152028 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Abercrombie
Inventory number
BH 37370 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1917 (397)
Built during 1910s (6,761)
Great Northern Bridge Co. (1)
Great Northern Railway (91)
Lost (10,499)
Lost 1994 (365)
Lost during 1990s (3,227)
Minnesota (948)
North Dakota (447)
 Owned by county (16,527)
Pratt through truss (3,185)
Pratt truss (5,689)
Replaced by new bridge (7,224)
Richland County, North Dakota (57)
State line crossing (515)
Through truss (9,256)
Truss (23,618)
Wilkin County, Minnesota (7)

Update Log 

  • November 16, 2010: Updated by Jason Smith: Updated the status on the bridge
  • September 7, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

  • Kim Harvey
  • HAER MN-72 - Enloe Bridge No. 90021, Spanning Red River of North between Minnesota & North Dakota on County State Aid Highway 28, Wolverton vicinity, Wilkin County, MN
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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