West Bridge | |
Location | Adjacent to County Road 116 over the Watonwan River, Madelia, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 44°2′40″N 94°25′54.5″W / 44.04444°N 94.431806°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | Commodore P. Jones |
Architectural style | Warren through truss |
MPS | Iron and Steel Bridges in Minnesota MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 13000883 [1] |
Designated | December 3, 2013 |
West Bridge, also designated Bridge 6527, is a historic truss bridge over the Watonwan River in Madelia, Minnesota, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 for its state-level significance in the theme of transportation. [2] It was nominated for being the only surviving work of seminal Minnesota bridge builder Commodore P. Jones, and for its early use of riveted joints. [3]
West Bridge was converted to a pedestrian bridge in 1990, with vehicular traffic routed over a new bridge immediately adjacent to the old one. It has since been closed to all use. [4]