Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.340058,-95.209647
Carries Cty Hwy 40 over Mississippi River
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab w/timber railing
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Mississippi River on Cty Hwy 40
History: Built 1982
Built: 1982
Location: Clearwater County
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221163
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2008
221164
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.253453,-95.225433
Carries MN 200 over Mississippi River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer; bridge and abutments covered with faux rustic wood sheathing
Total Length: 46.3 Feet
Span Length: 41.7 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Mississippi River on MN 200
History: Built 1982
Built: 1982
Location: Clearwater County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.311160,-95.246522
Carries Cty Hwy 37 over Mississippi River
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 31.8 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Mississippi River on Cty Hwy 37
History: Built 1987
Built: 1987
Location: Clearwater County
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 47.239780,-95.207623
Carries Pedestrian Traffic only over Mississippi River
Design: other
Design Details: Rock stepping stones across river
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Mississippi River on foot path
History:
Built:
Location: Clearwater County
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221165
Mississippi Headwaters
2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2008
221166
Mississippi Headwaters
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2008
221167
Mississippi Headwaters
Rock footpath as Mississippi leaves Lake Itasca
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2008
432309
Mississippi Headwaters Marker
"Here 1475 feet above the ocean the mighty Mississippi begins to flow on its winding way 2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico"
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
432310
Pedestrians crossing
Note visible difference in water level.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
432311
Headwaters Visitor Center
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
432312
How this came to be known as the headwater
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
Status: Bypassed by a new bridge; now privately owned
Location: 47.775398,-95.365937
Carries Highway over Clearwater River
Design: truss/pony/kingpost
Design Details: Waddell kingpost pony truss with welded connections
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Clearwater River on Highway
History: Built 1905; rehabilitated 1962
Built: 1905
Location: Clearwater County
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336621
Photo courtesy of MnDOT
336622
Photo courtesy of MnDOT
336623
Photo courtesy of MnDOT
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.243258,-95.210967
Carries Cr 117 over Mississippi River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 53.2 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Cr 117
History: Built 2011
Built: 2011
Location: Clearwater County
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432313
Deck view
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
432314
Side view
Note attractive stone wingwalls.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
432315
View upstream from bridge
This is the Mighty Mississippi
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
432316
Sign at bridge
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
432317
Road sign at bridge
CR 117 is the Great River Road here.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.735217,-95.206719
Carries Csah 4 over Clearwater River (Dam)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Clearwater River (Dam) on Csah 4
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Clearwater County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 47.239710,-95.207972
Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Mississippi River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Large log split lengthwise and laid across river
Total Length: 15.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Clearwater County
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432318
Deck view
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
432319
Side view looking upstream
Mississippi River Headwater Rock Bridge visible in background.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
432320
Mississippi River Itasca State Park
Photo taken from Rock Bridge; see rocks in foreground. Person in background is standing on the log bridge.
Tim Kiser in May 2007
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Deck View
Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2020
Status: Bridge open to pedestrians; river under bridge also open to wading pedestrians
Location: 47.239303,-95.209256
Carries pedpestial pathway over Mississippi River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Mississippi River, which is itself a pedestrian pathway here, on pedpestian pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Clearwater County
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491997
Deck view, looking east to west
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
491998
Approaching the bridge from the river
Pedestrians, wading downstream in the Mississippi River itself, approaching this bridge.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in June 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.531856,-95.222274
Carries BNSF Railway over Little Mississippi River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Little Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Clearwater County
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
