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Holmes Street Pedestrian Bridge

Scott County, Minnesota

Photos 

View of Levee Dr. Underpass and stairs to the main bridge

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2009

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BH Photo #146757

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Deck truss bridge over Minnesota River on Holmes Street (Old US 169) in Shakopee
Location
Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota
Status
Open to Pedestrians
History
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1969; bypassed by current structure in 1992 but was left in place; restored in 2011
Builder
- Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. of Plain, Wisconsin (Rehabilitation)
Design
Riveted Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 127.0 ft.
Total length: 645.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2010
Also called
Shakopee Old US 169 Bridge
Holmes Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.80000, -93.52833   (decimal degrees)
44°47'60" N, 93°31'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/458214/4960869 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shakopee
Average daily traffic (as of 1996)
1
Inventory numbers
NRHP 10000414 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
MN 4175 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 43420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 1999)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch Lattice Railing (23)
Built 1927 (893)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Bypassed (185)
Deck truss (1,925)
Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. (15)
Have street view (28,903)
Minnesota (1,649)
Minnesota River (47)
NR-listed (3,014)
Open to pedestrians (4,582)
Owned by city (6,082)
 Preserved (1,229)
Riveted (2,508)
Road-to-trail (107)
Scott County, Minnesota (41)
Shakopee, Minnesota (4)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,419)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,061)
Truss (35,452)
US 169 (34)
Warren deck truss (667)
Warren truss (7,001)

Update Log 

  • April 22, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added rehabilitator
  • January 25, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added categories "Road-to-trail", "Minnesota River"
  • February 7, 2013: Updated by Jason Smith: Added category "Restored"
  • January 8, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: Rehabilitation currently in progress; official name for the bridge is now Holmes Street Pedestrian Bridge
  • July 30, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • September 30, 2009: New photos from Jason Smith
  • September 29, 2009: Added by Jason Smith

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