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Overview: Through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on CR 147
Location: Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1901 by L.H. Johnson
Builder: - L.H. Johnson
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 143.4 ft.
Total length: 148.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.87611, -94.18778 (decimal degrees)
43°52'34" N, 94°11'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/404572/4858798 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Amboy
Inventory numbers: MN 1461 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20305 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 115

HAER MN-73 - Dodd Ford Bridge, County Road 147 Spanning Blue Earth River, Amboy vicinity, Blue Earth County, MN
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