On Tue, 25 May 2010 14:21:04 -0700, MNRebecca wrote:

What is this bridge for, exactly? Here it is, from both sides:

http://personal.morris.umn.edu/~webb...ndeBridge1.jpg
http://personal.morris.umn.edu/~webb...ndeBridge2.jpg

Some info:
1. It's old (obviously). Boards (for walking across) seem too rotted
to hold much weight.
2. I don't think it's wide enough for a tractor to drive across, but
it's obviously not just for human foot traffic, right? 3. The ditch of
water beneath it is maybe 10-15 feet wide. I think it's a man-made
tributary from the Chippewa River. It seems to run neatly along the
boundaries of farm quarter sections in the area. The bridge seems to
connect two farms across the water.

Was the water used for irrigation, do you think? What role did the
bridge play? Thanks if you can help (or direct me to another source).

Pipeline bridge?