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C&NW - Blue Earth River Bridge (Old)

Blue Earth County, Minnesota

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Description 

Contained three spans of two parallel single track bridges. Build date supplied by Annual Report of the Chicago, Minneapolis St. Paul & Omaha Railroad.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Blue Earth River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Location
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1891
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 450.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #423
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.15740, -94.03472   (decimal degrees)
44°09'27" N, 94°02'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/417261/4889875 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81668 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,336)
Blue Earth County, Minnesota (32)
Built 1891 (242)
Built during 1890s (3,190)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (149)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (349)
Lattice through truss (636)
Lattice truss (670)
Lost (28,414)
Mankato, Minnesota (6)
 Minnesota (1,649)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (191)
Railroad (16,454)
Replaced by new bridge (19,321)
Riveted (2,507)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,416)
Through truss (16,737)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,506)
Truss (35,407)

Update Log 

  • May 23, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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