List of covered bridges in Minnesota facts for kids
This is a listing of vintage and modern covered bridges located in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Bridges
Name | County | Location | Coordinates | Built | Length | Spans | Image | Notes |
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Pleasure | Anoka | Coon Rapids | 45°8′21.2″N 93°16′25.7″W / 45.139222°N 93.273806°W | 1987 | 50 ft (15 m) | Branch Coon Creek | ||
8260 | Anoka | Centerville | 45°12′25.4″N 93°2′8.3″W / 45.207056°N 93.035639°W | 1996 | 12 ft (3.7 m) | pond | ||
Schaefer | Becker | Frazee | 46°44′11.2″N 95°41′43″W / 46.736444°N 95.69528°W | 1998 | 90 ft (27 m) | Otter Tail River | ||
Chevalle | Carver | Victoria | 44°50′41″N 93°38′24″W / 44.84472°N 93.64000°W | ~2011 | 60 ft (18 m) | ponds | ||
Blue Eagle Park | Clay | Barnesville | 46°39′35″N 96°24′44.3″W / 46.65972°N 96.412306°W | ? | ~25 ft (7.6 m) | Whisky Creek | ||
Lutsen Resort Upper | Cook | Lutsen | 47°38′13.8″N 90°42′26″W / 47.637167°N 90.70722°W | 1930 | 77 ft (23 m) | Poplar River | ||
Lutsen Resort Lower | Cook | Lutsen | 47°38′10.5″N 90°42′27″W / 47.636250°N 90.70750°W | 1950s | 144 ft (44 m) | Poplar River | ||
Lande | Crow Wing | Fifty Lakes | 46°44′48″N 94°3′7″W / 46.74667°N 94.05194°W | 1975 | 62 ft (19 m) | Daggett Brook | ||
Adventureland | Crow Wing | Brainerd | 46°21′3.8″N 94°1′42.4″W / 46.351056°N 94.028444°W | ? | 23 ft (7.0 m) | Dry Creek | Located at Paul Bunyan Land | |
Goat Island | Dodge | Mantorville | 44°3′49″N 92°45′27″W / 44.06361°N 92.75750°W | 1972 | 32 ft (9.8 m) | South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River | ||
Zumbrota | Goodhue | Zumbrota | 44°17′47″N 92°40′13.5″W / 44.29639°N 92.670417°W | 1869 | 120 ft (37 m) | North Fork Zumbro River | Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. | |
Swanson/Whippler | Hennepin | Bloomington | 44°47′39.5″N 93°21′37.4″W / 44.794306°N 93.360389°W | 1975 | 54 ft (16 m) | pond | ||
Richard Hammel Memorial | Hennepin | Edina | 44°53′20.8″N 93°22′22.5″W / 44.889111°N 93.372917°W | 1988 | 62 ft (19 m) | Nine Mile Creek | ||
? | Houston | Reno | 43°33′54.5″N 91°17′2″W / 43.565139°N 91.28389°W | ? | ? | ditch | ||
Lions | Mower | Austin | 43°40′42.8″N 92°56′4.2″W / 43.678556°N 92.934500°W | 1974 | 26 ft (7.9 m) | Dobbins Creek | ||
Lake Lida | Otter Tail | Pelican Rapids | 46°33′49.3″N 96°0′18″W / 46.563694°N 96.00500°W | ? | 14 ft (4.3 m) | brook | On Lida Greens Golf Course. | |
Stensgaard | Pennington | Thief River Falls | 1979 | 16 ft (4.9 m) | ? | |||
Sturgeon Island | Pine | Windmere Township | 46°22′44.7″N 92°44′39.7″W / 46.379083°N 92.744361°W | 1970 | 40 ft (12 m) | channel | ||
Clandstine | Ramsey | North Oaks | 45°5′43.4″N 93°4′28.3″W / 45.095389°N 93.074528°W | 1997 | 43 ft (13 m) | pond | ||
Kiechker's Crossing | Renville | Fairfax | 44°32′1.4″N 94°39′59″W / 44.533722°N 94.66639°W | 1985 | 60 ft (18 m) | Little Rock Creek | ||
Lake Wobegon Trail | Stearns | Holdingford | 45°43′43″N 94°28′39″W / 45.72861°N 94.47750°W | 2008 | 186 ft (57 m) | Two Rivers | Longest covered bridge in Minnesota, located along the Lake Wobegon Trail. | |
Horseshoe Lake | Washington | Scandia | 45°15′28.5″N 92°49′20.4″W / 45.257917°N 92.822333°W | 1981 | 32 ft (9.8 m) | Horseshoe Lake | ||
Covered Bridge Farm | Washington | Forest Lake | 45°13′12″N 92°58′49.8″W / 45.22000°N 92.980500°W | ? | ~19 ft (5.8 m) | small stream |
Below is a list of some of the other historic covered bridges in Minnesota which were eventually destroyed, removed or altered.
Name | County | Location | Built | Length | Spanned | Notes |
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The Arches | Winona | Winona | 1968 | 16 ft (4.9 m) | Peterson Brook | Destroyed by a flood in 2007 |
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