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8th Street Pedestrian Bridge

Ward County, North Dakota

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View of both spans of bridge from the southeast

Photo taken by J Lance on July 17, 2009

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BH Photo #143744

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Overview
Pratt through truss footbridge over Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway on a pedestrian trail in Minot
Location
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota
Status
Open to pedestrians
Design
This bridge is a purpose-built footbridge. The portals for the truss are about 8 feet high. It is a very small span for a through truss bridge. It is made up of one 10 panel and one 12 panel Pratt through truss footbridge. Both "approach spans" are stairways.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.24056, -101.28159   (decimal degrees)
48°14'26" N, 101°16'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/330601/5345554 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minot
Inventory number
BH 43077 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Footbridge (426)
Have street view (28,893)
Minot, North Dakota (8)
North Dakota (630)
Open to pedestrians (4,580)
Pratt through truss (6,055)
Pratt truss (10,295)
Through truss (16,769)
Truss (35,445)
Ward County, North Dakota (16)

Update Log 

  • November 19, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • January 14, 2011: New Street View added by J Lance
  • November 17, 2009: Updated by J Lance: Added coordinates
  • July 28, 2009: Updated by J Lance: Added bridge

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8th Street Pedestrian Bridge
Posted July 4, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Here is a photo of this bridge during the massive flooding:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndguard/5873351341/