Minnesota River Bridge

Photo

Oblique portal veiw from the Belle Plaine side

This is a lousy pic, but the only one I have.

Photo taken by Matthew Lohry

BH Photo #155336

Overview: Lost 3-span Parker through truss bridge over Minnesota River on MN 25 in Belle Plaine
Location: Sibley County, Minnesota, and Scott County, Minnesota
Status: This bridge was demolished and replaced in 2005.
History: Built 1934
Design: 3-span Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 150.3 ft.
Total length: 457.4 ft.
Deck width: 26.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.63318, -93.76555 (decimal degrees)
44°37'59" N, 93°45'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/439279/4942487 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Belle Plaine North
Inventory numbers: MN 5260 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20596 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Matt Lohry
Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
John Weeks Highways, Byways, And Bridge Photography - Information on the Belle Plaine Bridge