Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 44.042778,-94.462500
Carries CR 116 over South Fork Watonwan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 78.4 Feet
Span Length: 73.5 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over South Fork Watonwan River on CR 116
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Watonwan County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 43.869167,-94.829167
Carries CR 150 over South Fork Watonwan River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.4 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over South Fork Watonwan River on CR 150
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Watonwan County
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Status: Formerly open to pedestrians only, now closed.
Location: 44.044167,-94.431667
Carries Pedestrian Walkway (Old CR-116 Alignment) over Watonwan River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Riveted connected Warren through truss bridge with A-frame portal and strut bracings and H-shaped vertical and diagonal columns
Total Length: 96.8 Feet
Span Length: 94.5 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Watonwan River in Madelia
History: Built 1908 by the Minneapolis Bridge and Iron Company; bypassed by a new bridge in 1990 and converted to recreational use
Built: 1908
Location: Watonwan County
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The plaques of the old and new bridges
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....and the truss bridge in the background
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Plus one across the road on the left of the bridge
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Frontal view
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Plaque on the end post
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Inside the bridge
And you can see the identical A-frame strut and portal bracings, plus the H-shaped vertical and diagonal bracings
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Close-up of the riveted connections on the lower chord
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...and the upper chord
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Oblique view from the new bridge
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Oblique view from the SW side
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Side view
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Behind the bridge
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Barrel shot
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Floor shot
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The two bridges side by side
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West Bridge
1908 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 44.041390,-94.459860
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Spring Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder and trestle
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1901 during a line change by the Lassig Division of American Bridge Company
Built: 1901
Location: Watonwan County
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252498
UP Spring Creek Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2013
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
North Approach
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
Pier
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
North Approach
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
North Approach
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
Plate
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
South Abutment
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
North Approach
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
North Abutment
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
Looking South
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
Looking South
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
Old Stone
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
Looking North
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UP Spring Creek Bridge
Looking North
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 44.079444,-94.839444
Carries Csah 4 over N Fork Watonwan River
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over N Fork Watonwan River on Csah 4
History:
Built:
Location: Watonwan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.948674,-94.853917
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Unnamed Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 20.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913
Location: Watonwan County
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397065
UP Bridge #132.42
Ovberview
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UP Bridge #132.42
Overview
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UP Bridge #132.42
East Abutment
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UP Bridge #132.42
Missing Plaque
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UP Bridge #132.42
Under Bridge
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UP Bridge #132.42
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.951076,-94.837727
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Unnamed Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913
Location: Watonwan County
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397053
UP Bridge #131.62
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2017
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UP Bridge #131.62
Overview
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UP Bridge #131.62
Looking West
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UP Bridge #131.62
West Abutment
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UP Bridge #131.62
Plaque
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UP Bridge #131.62
Overview
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UP Bridge #131.62
West Abutment
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UP Bridge #131.62
Looking West
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UP Bridge #131.62
Looking East
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UP Bridge #131.62
East Abutment
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UP Bridge #131.62
Looking East
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UP Bridge #131.62
Looking East
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.955618,-94.806452
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over N. Branch St. James Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over N. Branch St. James Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built Ca. 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Watonwan County
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UP N. Branch St. James Creek Bridge
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2017
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UP N. Branch St. James Creek Bridge
West Abutment
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UP N. Branch St. James Creek Bridge
Overview
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UP N. Branch St. James Creek Bridge
Overview
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UP N. Branch St. James Creek Bridge
East Abutment
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UP N. Branch St. James Creek Bridge
Under Bridge
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 44.045612,-94.446107
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Watonwan River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 160.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Watonwan River on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923
Location: Watonwan County
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2017
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
West Abutment
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
Abutment from Former Truss
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
Pier
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
Plaque
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
East Span
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
West Span
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
East Abutment
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
Overview
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
Under Bridge
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
West Abutment
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
Looking East
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2017
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UP Watonwan River Bridge
Looking East
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1975
Location: 44.041380,-94.410830
Carries MN 60 over Watonwan River Bridge
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Watonwan River Bridge on MN 60
History:
Built:
Location: Watonwan County
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454524
Watonwan River Bridge
Star Tribune: November 30 1952
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Watonwan River Bridge
Star Tribune: November 30 1952
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.
