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Red Bridge

Jackson County, Minnesota

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on State aid road 8N (formerly) in Windom
Location
Windom, Jackson County, Minnesota
Status
Lost
History
Built in 1909, made obsolete when road was rerouted to the west. Later renamed CSAH 17. Bridge was closed in 1974; later removed in 1975
Builder
- Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. of Joliet, Illinois
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 115.0 ft.
Also called
Des Moines River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.84279, -95.10073   (decimal degrees)
43°50'34" N, 95°06'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/331130/4856557 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Windom
Inventory number
BH 36430 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (802)
Built during 1900s (7,631)
Des Moines River (238)
Jackson County, Minnesota (35)
Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. (42)
Lost (28,414)
Lost 1976 (107)
Lost during 1970s (943)
 Minnesota (1,649)
Pratt through truss (6,049)
Pratt truss (10,286)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,651)
Through truss (16,737)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,371)
Truss (35,407)
Windom, Minnesota (6)

Update Log 

  • December 28, 2017: Updated by Jason Smith: Readjusted the GPS coordinates to reflect on the bridge's location before it was removed.
  • June 9, 2009: Updated by Jason Smith
  • March 28, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

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

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