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DME - Litttle Cottonwood River Bridge

Blue Earth County, Minnesota

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DM&E Little Cottonwood River Bridge

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2012

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BH Photo #233281

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through girder bridge over Little Cottonwood River on DM&E Railroad
Location
Cambria, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1918, repaired 2012
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
Design
20 Spans Trestle
1-90' Span Pony/through girder
8 Spans Trestle
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 440.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.24765, -94.33837   (decimal degrees)
44°14'52" N, 94°20'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/393144/4900249 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cambria
Inventory number
BH 52655 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Beam (16,878)
Blue Earth County, Minnesota (32)
Built 1918 (505)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Cambria, Minnesota (1)
Canadian Pacific Railway (581)
Cottonwood River (Minnesota) (22)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (349)
Girder (11,169)
 Minnesota (1,649)
NR-eligible (4,107)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Railroad (16,454)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,651)
Through girder (4,189)
Timber stringer (4,318)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,506)

Update Log 

  • June 12, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • June 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: added builder
  • June 11, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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