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 |
Pleasure |
Anoka |
Coon Rapids |
45°8′21.2″N 93°16′25.7″W / 45.139222°N 93.273806°W / 45.139222; -93.273806 (Pleasure Bridge) |
1987 |
50 ft (15 m) |
Branch Coon Creek |
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8260 |
Anoka |
Centerville |
45°12′25.4″N 93°2′8.3″W / 45.207056°N 93.035639°W / 45.207056; -93.035639 (Bridge 8260) |
1996 |
12 ft (3.7 m) |
pond |
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Schaefer |
Becker |
Frazee |
46°44′11.2″N 95°41′43″W / 46.736444°N 95.69528°W / 46.736444; -95.69528 (Schaefer Bridge) |
1998 |
90 ft (27 m) |
Otter Tail River |
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Chevalle |
Carver |
Victoria |
44°50′41″N 93°38′24″W / 44.84472°N 93.64000°W / 44.84472; -93.64000 (Chevalle Bridge) |
2011 ~2011 |
60 ft (18 m) |
ponds |
Covered bridge in Chevalle, Chaska MN
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Blue Eagle Park |
Clay |
Barnesville |
46°39′35″N 96°24′44.3″W / 46.65972°N 96.412306°W / 46.65972; -96.412306 (Blue Eagle Park Bridge) |
? |
~25 ft (7.6 m) |
Whisky Creek |
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Lutsen Resort Upper |
Cook |
Lutsen |
47°38′13.8″N 90°42′26″W / 47.637167°N 90.70722°W / 47.637167; -90.70722 (Lutsen Resort Upper Bridge) |
1930 |
77 ft (23 m) |
Poplar River |
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Lutsen Resort Lower |
Cook |
Lutsen |
47°38′10.5″N 90°42′27″W / 47.636250°N 90.70750°W / 47.636250; -90.70750 (Lutsen Resort Lower Bridge) |
1950s |
144 ft (44 m) |
Poplar River |
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Lande |
Crow Wing |
Fifty Lakes |
46°44′48″N 94°3′7″W / 46.74667°N 94.05194°W / 46.74667; -94.05194 (Lande Bridge) |
1975 |
62 ft (19 m) |
Daggett Brook |
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Adventureland |
Crow Wing |
Brainerd |
46°21′3.8″N 94°1′42.4″W / 46.351056°N 94.028444°W / 46.351056; -94.028444 (Adventureland Bridge) |
? |
23 ft (7.0 m) |
Dry Creek |
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Located at Paul Bunyan Land |
Goat Island |
Dodge |
Mantorville |
44°3′49″N 92°45′27″W / 44.06361°N 92.75750°W / 44.06361; -92.75750 (Goat Island Bridge) |
1972 |
32 ft (9.8 m) |
South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River |
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Zumbrota |
Goodhue |
Zumbrota |
44°17′47″N 92°40′13.5″W / 44.29639°N 92.670417°W / 44.29639; -92.670417 (Zumbrota Covered Bridge) |
1869 |
120 ft (37 m) |
North Fork Zumbro River |
![Zumbrota Covered Bridge](/images/thumb/2/2d/Zumbrota_Covered_Bridge_2014.jpg/100px-Zumbrota_Covered_Bridge_2014.jpg) |
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 / 44.794306; -93.360389 (Swanson/Whippler Bridge) |
1975 |
54 ft (16 m) |
pond |
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Richard Hammel Memorial |
Hennepin |
Edina |
44°53′20.8″N 93°22′22.5″W / 44.889111°N 93.372917°W / 44.889111; -93.372917 (Richard Hammel Memorial Bridge) |
1988 |
62 ft (19 m) |
Nine Mile Creek |
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? |
Houston |
Reno |
43°33′54.5″N 91°17′2″W / 43.565139°N 91.28389°W / 43.565139; -91.28389 |
? |
? |
ditch |
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Lions |
Mower |
Austin |
43°40′42.8″N 92°56′4.2″W / 43.678556°N 92.934500°W / 43.678556; -92.934500 (Lions Bridge) |
1974 |
26 ft (7.9 m) |
Dobbins Creek |
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Lake Lida |
Otter Tail |
Pelican Rapids |
46°33′49.3″N 96°0′18″W / 46.563694°N 96.00500°W / 46.563694; -96.00500 (Lake Lida Bridge) |
? |
14 ft (4.3 m) |
brook |
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On Lida Greens Golf Course. |
Stensgaard |
Pennington |
Thief River Falls |
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1979 |
16 ft (4.9 m) |
? |
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Sturgeon Island |
Pine |
Windmere Township |
46°22′44.7″N 92°44′39.7″W / 46.379083°N 92.744361°W / 46.379083; -92.744361 (Sturgeon Island Bridge) |
1970 |
40 ft (12 m) |
channel |
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Clandstine |
Ramsey |
North Oaks |
45°5′43.4″N 93°4′28.3″W / 45.095389°N 93.074528°W / 45.095389; -93.074528 (Clandestine Bridge) |
1997 |
43 ft (13 m) |
pond |
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Kiechker's Crossing |
Renville |
Fairfax |
44°32′1.4″N 94°39′59″W / 44.533722°N 94.66639°W / 44.533722; -94.66639 (Kiechker's Crossing) |
1985 |
60 ft (18 m) |
Little Rock Creek |
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Lake Wobegon Trail |
Stearns |
Holdingford |
45°43′43″N 94°28′39″W / 45.72861°N 94.47750°W / 45.72861; -94.47750 (Lake Wobegon Trail Bridge) |
2008 |
186 ft (57 m) |
Two Rivers |
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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 / 45.257917; -92.822333 (Horseshoe Lake Bridge) |
1981 |
32 ft (9.8 m) |
Horseshoe Lake |
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Covered Bridge Farm |
Washington |
Forest Lake |
45°13′12″N 92°58′49.8″W / 45.22000°N 92.980500°W / 45.22000; -92.980500 (Covered Bridge Farm Bridge) |
? |
~19 ft (5.8 m) |
small stream |
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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 |
The Arches |
Winona |
Winona |
1968 |
16 ft (4.9 m) |
Peterson Brook |
Destroyed by a flood in 2007 |