Photos
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Overview Photos taken Dec. 2006-Jan. 2007 by Bruce Thorson |
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Side view |
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Oblique view These 2000 photos were taken when the bridge was still open to traffic. Some friends of ours knew of this bridge and our hobby as bridge photographers and took us to this structure.- JS Photo taken in 2000 by Jason and Birgit Smith |
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South approach Photo taken in 2000 by Jason and Birgit Smith |
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View of the flooring Photo taken in 2000 by Jason and Birgit Smith |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over St. Francis River on CR 64
- Location
- Sherburne County, Minnesota
- Status
- Closed to all traffic
- Future prospects
- Scheduled for replacement
- History
- Built 1915
- Design
- Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +45.54424, -93.80488 (decimal degrees)
45°32'39" N, 93°48'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/437166/5043726 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Santiago
- Inventory numbers
- MN 1522 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20595 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
- 370
Update Log
- February 6, 2008: New photos from Jason Smith
- January 8, 2007: Posted photos from Bruce Thorson -- bridge is closed and awaiting demolition
Sources
- Bruce Thorson - bnthorson [at] bnthorson [dot] clearwire [dot] net
- Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net