Frank's Ford Bridge

Frank's Ford Bridge is a steel, pin-connected truss bridge that spans the south branch of the Zumbro River near Oronoco, Minnesota. It was built in 1895 by Horace E. Horton of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, making it one of Minnesota's oldest truss bridges. The bridge is long and wide.
The builder, Horace E. Horton, was born in New York state in 1843 and moved to Rochester, Minnesota around 1859. He became the county surveyor in 1867 and built his first bridge in the vicinity of Oronoco. He founded the H.E. Horton Bridge Company and built many bridges in Minnesota and neighboring states. He moved to Chicago in 1889 to expand his market and founded the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company. Chicago Bridge & Iron Company still exists and is now known as CB&I.