List of covered bridges in Minnesota

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

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Bridges

NameCountyLocationCoordinatesBuiltLengthSpansImageNotes
Pleasure Anoka Coon Rapids 45°8′21.2″N93°16′25.7″W / 45.139222°N 93.273806°W / 45.139222; -93.273806 (Pleasure Bridge) 198750 ft (15 m)Branch Coon Creek [1]
8260 Anoka Centerville 45°12′25.4″N93°2′8.3″W / 45.207056°N 93.035639°W / 45.207056; -93.035639 (Bridge 8260) 199612 ft (3.7 m)pond [1]
Schaefer Becker Frazee 46°44′11.2″N95°41′43″W / 46.736444°N 95.69528°W / 46.736444; -95.69528 (Schaefer Bridge) 199890 ft (27 m) Otter Tail River [1]
Chevalle Carver Victoria 44°50′41″N93°38′24″W / 44.84472°N 93.64000°W / 44.84472; -93.64000 (Chevalle Bridge) ~201160 ft (18 m)ponds Summer Bridge 2 sm.jpg [1] [2]
Blue Eagle Park Clay Barnesville 46°39′35″N96°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″N90°42′26″W / 47.637167°N 90.70722°W / 47.637167; -90.70722 (Lutsen Resort Upper Bridge) 193077 ft (23 m) Poplar River [1]
Lutsen Resort Lower Cook Lutsen 47°38′10.5″N90°42′27″W / 47.636250°N 90.70750°W / 47.636250; -90.70750 (Lutsen Resort Lower Bridge) 1950s144 ft (44 m) Poplar River [1]
Lande Crow Wing Fifty Lakes 46°44′48″N94°3′7″W / 46.74667°N 94.05194°W / 46.74667; -94.05194 (Lande Bridge) 197562 ft (19 m)Daggett Brook [1]
Adventureland Crow Wing Brainerd 46°21′3.8″N94°1′42.4″W / 46.351056°N 94.028444°W / 46.351056; -94.028444 (Adventureland Bridge) ?23 ft (7.0 m)Dry CreekLocated at Paul Bunyan Land [1]
Goat Island Dodge Mantorville 44°3′49″N92°45′27″W / 44.06361°N 92.75750°W / 44.06361; -92.75750 (Goat Island Bridge) 197232 ft (9.8 m)South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River [1]
Zumbrota Goodhue Zumbrota 44°17′47″N92°40′13.5″W / 44.29639°N 92.670417°W / 44.29639; -92.670417 (Zumbrota Covered Bridge) 1869120 ft (37 m)North Fork Zumbro River Zumbrota Covered Bridge 2014.jpg Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [1] [3] [4]
Swanson/Whippler Hennepin Bloomington 44°47′39.5″N93°21′37.4″W / 44.794306°N 93.360389°W / 44.794306; -93.360389 (Swanson/Whippler Bridge) 197554 ft (16 m)pond [1]
Richard Hammel Memorial Hennepin Edina 44°53′20.8″N93°22′22.5″W / 44.889111°N 93.372917°W / 44.889111; -93.372917 (Richard Hammel Memorial Bridge) 198862 ft (19 m)Nine Mile Creek [1] [4]
? Houston Reno 43°33′54.5″N91°17′2″W / 43.565139°N 91.28389°W / 43.565139; -91.28389 ??ditch [1]
Lions Mower Austin 43°40′42.8″N92°56′4.2″W / 43.678556°N 92.934500°W / 43.678556; -92.934500 (Lions Bridge) 197426 ft (7.9 m)Dobbins Creek [1]
Lake Lida Otter Tail Pelican Rapids 46°33′49.3″N96°0′18″W / 46.563694°N 96.00500°W / 46.563694; -96.00500 (Lake Lida Bridge) ?14 ft (4.3 m)brookOn Lida Greens Golf Course. [1]
Stensgaard Pennington Thief River Falls 197916 ft (4.9 m)? [1]
Sturgeon Island Pine Windmere Township 46°22′44.7″N92°44′39.7″W / 46.379083°N 92.744361°W / 46.379083; -92.744361 (Sturgeon Island Bridge) 197040 ft (12 m)channel [1]
Clandstine Ramsey North Oaks 45°5′43.4″N93°4′28.3″W / 45.095389°N 93.074528°W / 45.095389; -93.074528 (Clandestine Bridge) 199743 ft (13 m)pond [1]
Kiechker's Crossing Renville Fairfax 44°32′1.4″N94°39′59″W / 44.533722°N 94.66639°W / 44.533722; -94.66639 (Kiechker's Crossing) 198560 ft (18 m)Little Rock Creek [1]
Lake Wobegon Trail Stearns Holdingford 45°43′43″N94°28′39″W / 45.72861°N 94.47750°W / 45.72861; -94.47750 (Lake Wobegon Trail Bridge) 2008186 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″N92°49′20.4″W / 45.257917°N 92.822333°W / 45.257917; -92.822333 (Horseshoe Lake Bridge) 198132 ft (9.8 m)Horseshoe Lake [1]
Covered Bridge Farm Washington Forest Lake 45°13′12″N92°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.

NameCountyLocationBuiltLengthSpannedNotes
The Arches Winona Winona 196816 ft (4.9 m)Peterson BrookDestroyed by a flood in 2007 [1]

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