Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Yellow Medicine River Bridge

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Looking NNW through bridge

Photo taken by David Erickson in November 2008

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northeast corner

Photo taken by David Erickson in November 2008

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northwest corner

Photo taken by David Erickson in November 2008

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from nw corner

Photo taken by David Erickson in November 2008

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South bank of Yellow Medicine River, east side

Photo taken by David Erickson in November 2008

Overview: Through truss bridge over Yellow Medicine River on CR A9
Location: Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1924
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.70556, -95.58333 (decimal degrees)
44°42'20" N, 95°34'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/295352/4953488 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wood Lake
Inventory numbers: MN 4205 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 20679 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 40