Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.690000,-94.347778
Carries MN 262 over Center Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Center Creek on MN 262 in Granada
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Martin County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries CR 36 over Elm Creek
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 53.2 Feet
Overview: Lost truss bridge over Elm Creek on CR 36
History: Built 1931; replaced 2005
Built: 1931
Location: Martin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.648798,-94.754326
Carries 60th Ave, just S of CSAH 26 over stream
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete pony/through girder
Total Length: 45.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over stream on 60th Ave, just S of CSAH 26 in Sherburn
History: Built ca. 1920 Design similar to the Minnesota Highway Department (now MnDOT) standardized bridges that were introduced beginning in 1912.
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Martin County
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146615
Overview- close-up of the railings
Note the railroad crossing after the bridge. Taken off the highway.
Photo taken by Jason Smith in September 2009
Status: Abandoned
Location: 43.674768,-94.451162
Carries Watonwan Valley Railway, later Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway over Center Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Wooden trestle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Center Creek on Watonwan Valley Railway, later Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway in Fairmont
History: Abandoned in the 1970s when the railroad ceased service. Part of the span was removed. The railway line served Fairmont, Truman and Madelia.
Built: 1899
Location: Martin County
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146616
Overview
Photo taken by Birgit Smith in September 2009
146617
Close-up of the trestle span
Photo taken by Birgit Smith in September 2009
146618
Oblique view
Photo taken by Birgit Smith in September 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.648704,-94.753768
Carries I,C,&E (now CP Railroad) at 60th Ave. and parrallel to CSAH 26 over stream
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over stream on I,C,&E (now CP Railroad) at 60th Ave. and parrallel to CSAH 26 in Sherburn
History: Part of the line between Jackson and Fairmont, formerly part of the Southern MN Extension of the Milwaukee Road
Built:
Location: Martin County
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146619
Overview from CSAH 26
Photo taken by Jason Smith in September 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.669444,-94.643333
Carries UPRR over I-90
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 183.1 Feet
Span Length: 87.9 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over I-90 on UPRR
History: Built 1973
Built: 1973
Location: Martin County
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191865
Overview
Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2010
191866
Close-up of the truss underneath
Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2010
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 43.659342,-94.470186
Carries 4th Avenue/ Pioneer Drive over Strait between George and Sisseton Lakes
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Strait between George and Sisseton Lakes on 4th Avenue/ Pioneer Drive
History: Built 1915; Closed to traffic since the 1990s
Built: 1915
Location: Martin County
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213639
West approach
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213640
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213641
Close-up of the railings
This was an excellent representation of the railings used in standardized concrete bridges in Minnesota between 1912 and 1935
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213642
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213643
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213644
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213645
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213646
East approach (closed to thru traffic)
Photo taken by Jason Smith
495564
Pioneer Drive Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Eastbound railroad out of service; westbound railroad in use as single lane traffic
Location: 43.658190,-94.471010
Carries UP Railroad over Strait between George and Sisseton Lakes
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber trestle (both spans)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber trestle bridges over Strait between George and Sisseton Lakes on UP Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Martin County
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213647
Overview (WB)
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213648
Oblique view (EB)
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213649
EB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213650
EB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213651
WB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213652
Abutment and trestle (WB)
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213653
EB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213654
WB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213655
Memorial
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213656
WB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213657
WB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213658
WB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213659
EB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
213660
EB
Photo taken by Jason Smith
Status: Open to private traffic
Location: 43.710285,-94.735114
Carries Old alignment of MN-4 over Elm Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Elm Creek on Old alignment of MN-4
History: Built ca. 1920s
Built:
Location: Martin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.750653,-94.814019
Carries Cr 140 over Elm Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 54.5 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Elm Creek on Cr 140
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912
Location: Martin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.648795,-94.754284
Carries Twp 69 over Drainage ditch
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Drainage ditch on Twp 69
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Martin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.618164,-94.814269
Carries Twp 67 over E Fork Des Moines River
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over E Fork Des Moines River on Twp 67
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Martin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.768283,-94.448025
Carries 210th Avenue (Twp 36) over Elm Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Elm Creek on 210th Avenue (Twp 36)
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Martin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.679164,-94.407997
Carries 230th Avenue (Twp 40) over Center Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Center Creek on 230th Avenue (Twp 40)
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Martin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.683453,-94.268058
Carries 300th Avenue (Twp 165) over South Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 43.3 Feet
Span Length: 40.4 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over South Creek on 300th Avenue (Twp 165)
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Martin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.670789,-94.854614
Carries 10th Avenue (Twp 58) over E Fork Des Moines River
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over E Fork Des Moines River on 10th Avenue (Twp 58)
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Martin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.624378,-94.854606
Carries Twp 59 over Unnamed creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 25.6 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Unnamed creek on Twp 59
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Martin 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.
