HENNEPIN 23-27
County/comté/Grafschaft/县
2 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken 二廊桥
Bloomington
The Swanson or Whippler Bridge
23-27-a
At the Minnesota Valley Country Club in Bloomington.
Over a pond outlet.
Swanson or Whippler Bridge.
In Minnesota Valley Country Club in Bloomington. Old Shakopee Rd. (CR1, W 98th St.) W. 0.25 miles from jct with I35W exit 6 in Bloomington, SW on Old Shakopee Rd. (CR1) 3.0 miles, S. on Normandale Blvd (CR34) 1.0 miles, W. on Auto Club Rd. (CR55) to the club on the N. side of the road at 6100.
1 span 54' - 16.4m
Built in 1975.
Stringer, foto Mike Mc Carter.
Edina
The Richard Hammel Memorial Bridge
23-25-a
In the south-west suburb of Minneapolis at Edina.
The Richard Hammel Memorial Bridge.
Over Nine Mile Creek.
In Edina. MN62 (Crosstown Hwy.) W. 1.0 miles from jct with MN100 in Edina, N. on Tracy Av. 0.15 miles, W. on Colonial Way 0.15 miles to the bridge at 6200. Between the church parking lot & the church.
1 span 62' 45.7m
Built in 1988.
Town lattice truss.
Fotos by Harry Hill & Mike Mac Carter.
