National Register of Historic Places

Bridge No. 4846 (1)

Kasota, Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Listed
February 17, 1981
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
81000681

About this property

The Shanaska Creek Bridge, also called Washington Park Bridge and officially Bridge 4846, is an iron 8 panel pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge which was erected in 1875 over the Blue Earth River in the U.S. State of Minnesota and moved twice since. It was built near Vernon Center, Minnesota by Soulerin, James, and Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1929, it was placed over Minnesota State Highway 22 to carry Le Sueur County Road 102. It was the oldest bridge of its type left in the state when it was listed at that location on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It was moved again in 1984 to its present location where it carries a hiking and bicycle path over Shanaska Creek in Lake Washington Park near Kasota, Minnesota. In 2011, Randy Walker covered the bridge in colorful fabric to create a temporary art installation called Passage.

Location

Kasota, Le Sueur County, Minnesota
44.30650, -93.95896

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When was Bridge No. 4846 (1) listed on the National Register?

Bridge No. 4846 (1) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1981.

What type of historic resource is Bridge No. 4846 (1)?

Bridge No. 4846 (1) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bridge No. 4846 (1) is recorded as the industrial era.

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