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Mississippi River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.358104,-94.211202

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Carries MN 210 over Mississippi River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 630.6 Feet
Span Length: 124.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Mississippi River on MN 210 in Brainerd
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1932

Location: Crow Wing County

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470977

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Mississippi River Bridge

Photo taken by Todd Murray

470978

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Mississippi River Bridge

Photo from old postcard

497066

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Washington Avenue Bridge

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Nokasippi River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 46.203611,-94.313611

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Carries CR 403 over Nokasippi River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Nokasippi River on CR 403
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908

Location: Crow Wing County

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Koering Road Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 46.203628,-94.313719

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Carries Koering Road over Nokasippi River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge over Nokasippi River on Koering Road
History:
Built:

Location: Crow Wing County

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NP - Brainerd Bridge (1876))

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 46.356558,-94.210264

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Carries Northern Pacific Railroad over Mississippi River
Design: truss/deck/other
Design Details: 3 141' Post Deck Trusses 1 97' Post Deck Truss 1 60' Howe Deck truss
Total Length: 683.0 Feet
Span Length: 142.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Post deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1876; Replaced 1901
Built: 1876

Location: Crow Wing County

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350115

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North from below bridge, Brainerd

Photo taken by F. Jay Haynes

350140

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enhanced photo

GS, 3-20-16

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NP - Brainerd Bridge (1871)

Status: Collapsed

Location: 46.356266,-94.210601

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Carries Northern Pacific Railroad over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: 1 134' Howe through truss 2 134' Howe Deck trusses
Total Length: 402.0 Feet
Span Length: 134.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1871; Collapsed under weight of a train July 27th 1875; Replaced 1876
Built: 1871

Location: Crow Wing County

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351231

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Scientific American, Volume XXVI, Number 13, New York

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Courtsey of the Crow Wing Count Historical Society

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NP - Brainerd Bridge (1901)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 46.356021,-94.210530

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Carries Northern Pacific Railroad over Mississippi River
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1901; Replaced 1984
Built: 1901

Location: Crow Wing County

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351233

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

464886

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NP - Brainerd Bridge (3rd)

Photo from old postcard

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US 169 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.287404,-93.823508

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Carries US Highway 169 over unnamed creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek on US Highway 169
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Crow Wing County

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Brainerd Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 46.355524,-94.210259

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Carries Laurel Street over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 750.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Laurel Street
History: Built 1883; replaced 1898
Built: 1883

Location: Crow Wing County

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Brainerd Bridge (second)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 46.355428,-94.210463

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Carries Laurel Street over Mississippi
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi on Laurel Street
History: Built 1898; Replaced 1978
Built: 1898

Location: Crow Wing County

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485516

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Laurel Street Bridge

looking east in 1898

Photo from Crow Wing County Historical Society

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BNSF - Mississippi River Bridge (Brainerd)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.356413,-94.210539

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Carries BNSF Railway over Mississippi River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 635.0 Feet
Span Length: 145.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge on over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1984
Built: 1984

Location: Crow Wing 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.

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