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BNSF - Platte River Bridge

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Platte River on BNSF Railway
Location
Royalton, Benton County, Minnesota
Status
WB span replaced by new concrete spans
History
WB and EB spans built 1918, WB spans replaced ca. 2005
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
Design
4-35' Deck plate girders (EB)
4-35' Concrete T-Beams (WB)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 35.0 ft.
Total length: 144.0 ft.
Also called
Northern Pacific Bridge #94
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.82033, -94.28578   (decimal degrees)
45°49'13" N, 94°17'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/400117/5074889 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Royalton
Inventory number
BH 54631 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • November 27, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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