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Outlaw Bridge

Cook County, Minnesota

Photos 

Public Domain: Published under the Canadian Crown's copyright law more than 50 years ago; Canadian Crown Copyright has expired

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Street View 

Description 

Constructed in 1917 without approval of the US or Canadian governments using funds and material raised by the Rotary Clubs of Port Arthur-Fort William, Ontario, Canada & Duluth, Minnesota.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Wooden Howe deck truss bridge over Pigeon River on old Hwy 61
Location
Grand Portage, Cook County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1917, Replaced 1930; currently no bridge at this location
Builders
- Duluth Rotary Club of Duluth, Minnesota
- Port Arthur-Fort William Rotary Club of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada & Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Design
Wooden Howe deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.01018, -89.70834   (decimal degrees)
48°00'37" N, 89°42'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/298017/5320981 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pigeon Point
Inventory number
BH 62381 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1917 (666)
Built during 1910s (9,970)
Canada (13)
Cook County, Minnesota (17)
Deck truss (1,925)
Duluth Rotary Club (1)
Grand Portage, Minnesota (2)
Have street view (28,893)
Howe deck truss (61)
Howe truss (642)
 International Border Crossing (66)
Lost (28,459)
Lost 1930 (107)
Lost during 1930s (862)
Minnesota (1,649)
Port Arthur-Fort William Rotary Club (1)
Replaced by new bridge (19,354)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (2)
Truss (35,445)
Uncovered wooden truss (155)

Update Log 

  • August 17, 2021: New photo from Haddon Taylor
  • August 12, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
  • March 13, 2018: New photo from Luke
  • August 8, 2014: Added by Luke

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