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Mayer Railroad Bridge

Carver County, Minnesota
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Mayer Railroad Bridge

Trail nearly completed, will be finished next spring

Photo taken by John Marvig in February 2013

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over S. Fork Crow River on Abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad
Location
Mayer, Carver County, Minnesota
Status
Opened to pedestrians December 2012
History
Replaced older bridge in 1939, piers rebuilt 1971, abandoned 2001. recievied rehabilitation as a trail 2012
Design
2 Spans Trestle
1-25' DPG
1-70' DPG
1-25' DPG
3 Spans Trestle
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Also called
Dakota Rail Trail S. Fork Crow River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.88435, -93.91686   (decimal degrees)
44°53'04" N, 93°55'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/427592/4970512 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mayer
Inventory number
BH 52705 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (6,046)
Built 1939 (513)
Built during 1930s (8,552)
Burlington Northern Railroad (15)
Carver County, Minnesota (25)
Dakota Rail Incorperated (1)
Dakota Rail Trail (1)
Deck girder (1,800)
Girder (3,237)
Great Northern Railway (88)
Mayer, Minnesota (1)
 Minnesota (916)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by county (16,488)
Plate girder (2,251)
Preserved (652)
Rail-to-trail (494)
Railroad (4,070)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Timber stringer (1,858)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)

Update Log 

  • February 17, 2013: New photo from John Marvig
  • February 14, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 8, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge has opened to trail users
  • August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • June 23, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Great Northern Railway"
  • June 23, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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Mayer Railroad Bridge
Posted February 17, 2013, by John Marvig (johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net)

Trail almost open, permanent handrails to be added next spring, expected to formally open April 2013

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Mayer Railroad Bridge
Posted December 8, 2012, by John Marvig (johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net)

Drove by it today. It had full fencing and a deck, with an overlook providing stellar views from the east bank.