Status: No longer exists
Location: 48.411566,-93.784864
Carries CR 1 over Big Fork River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Main span: Rigid-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Approaches: Two rigid-connected polygonal Warren pony trusses, each 80 feet
Total Length: 348.4 Feet
Span Length: 182.4 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Big Fork River on CR 1
History: Built 1939; replaced 2009
Built: 1939
Location: Koochiching County
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 47.976222,-93.143722
Carries MN 65 over Little Fork River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Camelback through truss
Total Length: 378.0 Feet
Span Length: 162.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Fork River on MN 65
History: Built 1877
Built: 1877
Location: Koochiching County
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154073
Close-up of portal from the south
Photo taken by Matthew Lohry in August 2009
154074
Upper chord-portal bracing connection
Photo taken by Matthew Lohry in August 2009
154075
View of sway bracing
Note the V-lacing on both the top and the bottom of the upper chord--a characteristic long gone by the turn of the 20th century!|
Photo taken by Matthew Lohry in August 2009
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View of the new from the old
Photo taken by Matthew Lohry in August 2009
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Portal view from the north
My son Mitchell standing by the railing
Photo taken by Matthew Lohry in August 2009
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Elevation
Photo taken by Matthew Lohry in August 2009
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View of underside and wood substructure
Photo taken by Matthew Lohry in August 2009
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View of truss from the riverbank
Photo taken by Matthew Lohry in August 2009
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 48.195387,-93.797421
Carries Voyageur Trail/Blue Ox Trail over Big Fork River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 464.0 Feet
Span Length: 155.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Big Fork River on Voyageur Trail/Blue Ox Trail
History: Built or Relocated Here in 1907
Built: 1907
Location: Koochiching County
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154552
Big Fork River RR Bridge
Carries the Voyageur/Blue Ox Trail
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in August 2009
154553
Big Fork River RR Bridge
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in August 2009
154554
Big Fork River RR Bridge
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in August 2009
276758
Big Fork River Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt May 2007
276759
Big Fork River Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt May 2007
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 48.606667,-93.402222
Carries Us 53 Sb over Rainy River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 941.0 Feet
Span Length: 184.1 Feet
Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Rainy River on Us 53 Sb
History: Built 1912; Northbound Couplet constructed in 1980
Built: 1912
Location: Koochiching County
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378755
Removed towers machinery and rail use
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2017
378753
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
466644
Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge
looking north; through truss on left
Photo from elevation.maplogs
466645
Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge
looking north; former lift portion in foreground
Photo by Gary
495474
Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge
looking towards Minnesota
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 48.614800,-93.352821
Carries Canadian National Railroad over Rainy River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 523.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bascule bridge over Rainy River on Canadian National Railroad
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908
Location: Koochiching County
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276756
Ranier Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt May 2007
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CN - Ranier Bridge
Partly raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
280734
CN - Rainer Bridge
Raising to is fully open position
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
280735
CN - Rainer Bridge
Fully raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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CN - Ranier Bridge
Pithers Point Ranier MN
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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From "Scherzer rolling lift bridges" by the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company, Chicago. Published 1908
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
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Scherzer Circa 1923
Old Postcard View
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CN - Ranier Bridge
Canadian National SD40 5024 crossing the Rainy River from Canada into the United States at Ranier, MN on January 22, 1981
Walt Dunlap photo
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CN - Ranier Bridge
Photo from old postcard
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.
