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Walnut Street Bridge (Mazeppa, Minnesota)
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The Walnut Street Walking Bridge (#R0412) crosses the Zumbro River
in Mazeppa, Minnesota
. This bridge was added to the National Register of Historical Places
in 2003. This bridge was built in 1904 and is a Pratt truss bridge
. Almost lost in a flood caused by severe thunderstorms in June 1998 and having aged, the bridge was closed for safety reasons. When it was refurbished in 2002, the timber walkway was replaced, as were bearings, stringers, piers, abutments and hand railings. In a separate project, a small dam upstream was removed at the same time as the refurbishment. This work widened the stream near the bridge and provides a nice rippling river effect. Reopened in 2002, the "walking bridge" now connects Mazeppa's historic downtown to a city park and ball-field via a short bike trail. In 2002 the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota awarded this project with an Honor Award.
Zumbro River
The Zumbro River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota in the United States. It is about 50 mi long from the confluence of its principal tributaries and drains a watershed of 1,428 sq mi...
in Mazeppa, Minnesota
Mazeppa, Minnesota
Mazeppa is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, along the North Fork of the Zumbro River. The population was 842 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
. This bridge was added to the National Register of Historical Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2003. This bridge was built in 1904 and is a Pratt truss bridge
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
. Almost lost in a flood caused by severe thunderstorms in June 1998 and having aged, the bridge was closed for safety reasons. When it was refurbished in 2002, the timber walkway was replaced, as were bearings, stringers, piers, abutments and hand railings. In a separate project, a small dam upstream was removed at the same time as the refurbishment. This work widened the stream near the bridge and provides a nice rippling river effect. Reopened in 2002, the "walking bridge" now connects Mazeppa's historic downtown to a city park and ball-field via a short bike trail. In 2002 the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota awarded this project with an Honor Award.