Located in downtown Owatonna, this short girder bridge once crossed Oak Avenue.
Built in 1894, the bridge featured a single deck plate girder span, built in a four girder configuration. The bridge was built onto stone abutments.
In 2016, the bridge was replaced by a new modular span. Unfortunately, this was a loss of one of the older girder spans in southern Minnesota.
The history of the span may not entirely be known either. A four beam arrangement oftentimes indicates that the bridge was rebuilt and possibly moved to that location.
The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.