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Blue Earth County

Minnesota
Benning Stone Arch   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Minnesota River on Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail along Abandoned C&NW
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1880
Big Slough Bridge   [Map]
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Big Slough on Twp 14
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1978
C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge   [Map]
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Former C&NW RR
Removed but not replaced
Built 1899 during a line change, removed 1979
C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge (Old Line)   [Map]
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed but not replaced
C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge (Old)   [Map]
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1891
CNW - Bridge #315   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1886
CNW - Lime Valley Stone Arch   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Lime Valley creek on former C&NW Railway
Abandoned
Built 1887
DM&E - Litttle Cottonwood River Bridge   [Map]
Pony/through girder bridge over Little Cottonwood River on DM&E Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1918, repaired 2012
DME - Bridge #M290   [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1915
DME - Lime Creek Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Lime Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1887
DME Bridge #1644   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek on DM&E RR
Open to traffic
Built 1908
Dodd Ford Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on CR 147
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1901 by L.H. Johnson; rehabilitated in 2015-16
Garden City Main Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost truss bridge over Watonwan River on Abandoned section of Main Street
Destroyed by ice
Last remaining span destroyed by ice in Spring 2019
Highway 66/ Red Jacket Highway Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pony truss bridge over Le Sueur River on MN Hwy. 66
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1936 in Houston County; relocated here in 1965 to replace a 1911 closed spandrel concrete arch bridge that was washed away during the flooding; replaced in 1995
Hungry Hollow Bridge   [Map]
Pratt through truss bridge over Le Sueur River on Twp. 167
In storage
Built 1883; Made obsolete by a new bridge in 2001; Disassembled and awaiting reuse.
Kern Bridge   [Map]
Bowstring through truss bridge over LeSeuer River at border of Mankato and South Bend Townships on Township Rd. 190 and 195th Lane
In storage or disassembled
Built 1873 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company Canton, OH; Closed to traffic in 1990
Main Street Arch Bridge   [Map]
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Minnesota River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1917; Replaced 1985
Marsh Concrete Rainbow Arch Bridge   [Map]
Marsh arch bridge over an old channel of the Little Cottonwood River on an old alignment of Apple Road
Abandoned. Electric fence around bridge.
Built 1911 by James Marsh
MILW - Maple River Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Maple River on Abandoned Milwaukee Road Railroad
Derelict/abandoned, possibly on private property
Built 1897, Relocated Here in 1910
Minneopa Creek Stone Arch Bridge   [Map]
Stone Arch over Minneopa Creek on County Rd 69 & Union Pacific Railroad
Open
Road (Formerly rail) portion built 1879 ; Railroad portion built 1905
Minneopa Falls Bridge   [Map]
Open-spandrel arch bridge over the Twin Falls of Minneopa Creek at Minneopa State Park
Replaced by a new bridge
Minnesota River Bridge   [Map]
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Minnesota River on CR 42
Demolished
Built 1954; replaced 2007
New Minneopa Falls Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Minneopa Creek on Pedestrian Path
Open to pedestrians only
Built 2012
Perch Creek Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Perch Creek on CR 75
Open to traffic
Built 1912
Rapidan Dam   [Map · Street View]
Lost Bridge over Blue Earth River on Road
Dam functional; Roadway replaced by a new bridge 1958
Built 1910
Rapidan Mills Bridge   [Map]
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Road
Removed
Built 1879; Removed 1910-1911
Red Jacket Concrete Bridge   [Map]
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Le Sueur River on Hwy 66
Replaced by a new bridge
Destroyed by flood in 1965
Red Jacket Trestle   [Map · Street View]
Girder bridge over MN Hwy. 66 and Le Sueur River on Minnesota Valley Railroad (now a bike trail)
Bridge open as of 11/11/11
Built 1901; Pier damaged and replaced 2010
Rice Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Rice Creek on Twp 24
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1980
UP - Mound Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Mound Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1896
Veterans Memorial Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt/Whipple through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1879-1880; Pedestrian walkways added 1897; Replaced 1917 & Relocated
Ziegler's Ford Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cobb River on Township road 96
Removed
Built 1904; removed in 1995