The Hanover Bridge is a bridge spanning the Crow River

Crow River (Minnesota)

The Crow River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in south-central Minnesota in the United States. It drains a watershed of 2,756 square miles .-Hydrography:The Crow River flows for most of its length as three streams:...

 between Hassan Township, Minnesota

Hassan Township, Minnesota

Hassan Township is a urban township in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it is the only township in the county...

 in Hennepin County

Hennepin County, Minnesota

Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...

 and Hanover

Hanover, Minnesota

Hanover is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,938 at the 2010 census. Most of Hanover lies in Wright County; only a small part of the city extends into Hennepin County....

 in Wright County

Wright County, Minnesota

Wright County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1855. As of 2010, the population was 124,700. Its county seat is Buffalo.-History:...

. It is one of the last remaining wrought iron

Wrought iron

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 pin-connected Pratt truss bridges in the state.

Construction

The Hanover bridge was built in 1885 by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

. The company later changed its name to the Youngstown Bridge Company, and merged into the American Bridge Company

American Bridge Company

The American Bridge Company is a privately held civil engineering firm specializing in the construction and renovation of bridges and other large civil engineering projects, founded in 1900, and headquartered in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.-Products and industry positioning:The...

 in 1900.

Limited Weight

The bridge carried traffic until December 1966, although its weight limit was rather low. Children riding school bus

School bus

A school bus is a type of bus designed and manufactured for student transport: carrying children and teenagers to and from school and school events...

es to school would have to get off on one side and walk across the bridge, and then the bus would slowly drive across and pick up the students on the other side.

Updated Use

Although the bridge was later replaced by a modern concrete structure 1500 feet to the west, the old bridge is in use as a pedestrian bridge. Hanover citizens renovated the bridge in the 1980s. Additional rehabilitation work was completed in 2004.