Kern Bridge

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Kern Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Kern Bridge in 1990
Nearest city:	Skyline, Minnesota
Coordinates:	44°6′35.3″N 94°2′30.8″W / 44.109806, -94.041889Coordinates: 44°6′35.3″N 94°2′30.8″W / 44.109806, -94.041889
Built/Founded:	1873
Architect:	Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style(s):	Bowstring through truss
Added to NRHP:	July 28, 1980
NRHP Reference#:	80001950^[1]
MPS:	Blue Earth County MRA
Governing body:	Local

Kern Bridge or Yaeger Bridge crosses the Le Sueur River in Blue Earth County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was built in 1873 using a bowstring through truss design by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company. It is 183.5 feet (56 m) long and carries a local road.^[2]^[3]

[edit] References

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
^ CRUbridgeappa. MNDot.

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