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TC&W - Carver Creek Bridge

Carver County, Minnesota

Photos 

Center Pier

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2010

BH Photo #193111

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Carver Creek on TC&W Railroad
Location
Carver County, Minnesota
Status
Open To Traffic
History
Built 1913 by Milwaukee Road, purchased by TCWR in 1991
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Twin Cities Western Railroad (TCWR)
Design
1 36' Concrete Arch abutment
1 55' Deck Plate Girder Span
1 Double Arch Concrete Pier
1 55' Deck Plate Girder Span
1 36' Concrete Arch Abutment
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 182.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #O-492
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.78538, -93.73159   (decimal degrees)
44°47'07" N, 93°43'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/442124/4959369 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Victoria
Inventory numbers
MILW 0-492
BH 47921 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,727)
Built 1913 (922)
Built during 1910s (10,074)
Carver County, Minnesota (29)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,112)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,289)
Continuous (2,666)
Deck arch (11,954)
Deck girder (6,398)
 Girder (11,344)
Minnesota (1,657)
Open (41,199)
Owned by railroad (13,726)
Plate girder (8,875)
Railroad (16,665)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,547)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,589)
Twin Cities Western Railroad (32)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 13, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
  • February 2, 2011: Added by John Marvig

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