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Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Big Cottonwood River on Cottonwood Street in New Ulm
Location: New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1907 by the Security Bridge Co.; closed to traffic 1991; replaced 1994
Builder: - Security Bridge Co.
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.7 ft.
Total length: 154.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.28917, -94.43917 (decimal degrees)
44°17'21" N, 94°26'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/385177/4904997 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: New Ulm
Inventory number: BH 36710 (Bridgehunter.com ID)