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Brainerd Bridge

Crow Wing County, Minnesota

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Laurel Street
Location
Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1883; replaced 1898
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 750.0 ft.
Also called
Laurel Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.35552, -94.21026   (decimal degrees)
46°21'20" N, 94°12'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/406889/5134261 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Brainerd
Inventory number
BH 73363 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,966)
Beam (16,320)
Brainerd, Minnesota (6)
Built 1883 (168)
Built during 1880s (2,080)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota (10)
Howe through truss (475)
Howe truss (591)
King Bridge Co. (400)
 Lost (26,873)
Lost 1898 (20)
Lost during 1890s (170)
Minnesota (1,624)
Replaced by new bridge (18,243)
Through truss (15,968)
Timber stringer (4,183)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,959)
Truss (34,256)

Update Log 

  • August 25, 2016: Added by Dave King

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