West Bridge | |
 West Bridge viewed from the northwest | |
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| Location | Adjacent to County Road 116 over the Watonwan River,Madelia, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°2′40″N94°25′54.5″W / 44.04444°N 94.431806°W /44.04444; -94.431806 |
| 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 designatedBridge 6527, is a historictruss bridge over theWatonwan River inMadelia, Minnesota, United States. It was listed on theNational 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 ofriveted 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]
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