Facts
- Overview
- Pony truss bridge over Buffalo River on CR 96
- Location
- Clay County, Minnesota
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1907
- Design
- Pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 136.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.3 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +47.02028, -96.74306 (decimal degrees)
47°01'13" N, 96°44'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/671517/5209889 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Felton SW
- Inventory numbers
- MN 90818 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20329 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 39.9 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 50
Comments
Buffalo River Bridge
MN Bridge # 90818 was removed in October 2007 and replaced with a more modern bridge. The bridge was originally built by Fargo & Iron Works of Fargo, ND at a cost of $1440.00. The contract was let on the April 23, 1907 and was completed and accepted by the Township Board of Kragness on August 12, 1907. The bridge was a pin through type Bridge that appeared to be a Pratt Truss. The bridge was known locally as the 'Tuffton' bridge.