List of covered bridges in Minnesota

This is a listing of vintage and modern covered bridges located in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Bridges

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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 [1]
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 [1]
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 [1]
Chevalle Carver Victoria 44°50′41″N 93°38′24″W / 44.84472°N 93.64000°W / 44.84472; -93.64000 (Chevalle Bridge) ~2011 60 ft (18 m) ponds   [1][2]
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 [1]
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 [1]
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 [1]
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 [1]
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 Located at Paul Bunyan Land[1]
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 [1]
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   Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[1][3][4]
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 [1]
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 [1][4]
? Houston Reno 43°33′54.5″N 91°17′2″W / 43.565139°N 91.28389°W / 43.565139; -91.28389 ? ? ditch [1]
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 [1]
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 On Lida Greens Golf Course.[1]
Stensgaard Pennington Thief River Falls 1979 16 ft (4.9 m) ? [1]
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 [1]
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 [1]
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 [1]
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 Longest covered bridge in Minnesota, located along the Lake Wobegon Trail.[1][5]
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 [1]
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 [6]

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[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Travis, Dale (2017-03-04). "Minnesota Covered Bridges List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. ^ "Chevalle: On Lake Bavaria in Chaska with hiking, biking and equestrian trails; parks, woods, wetlands and three neighboring golf courses". www.chevallehomes.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  3. ^ "Covered Bridge". Zumbrota Covered Bridge. Retrieved July 16, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Minnesota Covered Bridge Map". Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Holdingford covered bridge - Minnesota Trails Magazine". Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Covered Bridge Farm". Covered Bridge Farm LLC. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
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