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Chaska Trestle

Carver County, Minnesota
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Chaska Trestle

This is what severed the Chaska-Shakopee trail until 2007 when the new MN-41 bridge opened. The trail from MN-41 to just east of the Swing Bridge still floods with the most minimal amount of water

Photo taken by John Marvig in February 2011

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Overview
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Minnesota River Overflow on Former Chaska-Shakopee Trail
Location
Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota
Status
Partially Destroyed by fire October 31st 1996, remains closed
History
Majority Constructed 1900
Design
27 span Wooden pile trestle on approach to the Chaska Swing Bridge
Dimensions
Total length: 446.0 ft.
Also called
Government Center Bridge
Chaska-Shakopee trail Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.78523, -93.59081   (decimal degrees)
44°47'07" N, 93°35'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/453261/4959262 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 53762 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (6,159)
Built 1900 (703)
Built during 1900s (4,269)
Carver County, Minnesota (26)
Chaska, Minnesota (7)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (292)
Destroyed by fire (52)
Lost (10,499)
 Lost 1996 (376)
Lost during 1990s (3,227)
Minnesota (948)
Owned by county (16,527)
Rail-to-trail (512)
Railroad (4,226)
Timber stringer (1,895)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,383)

Update Log 

  • May 14, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 10, 2013: New photo from John Marvig
  • October 3, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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