Rating:
52680
{66}%
2 votes
McKnight Road Bridge
Photos
McKnight Road Bridge
Looking east
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2012
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BH Photo #237641
Description
Plate Girders were recycled from Bridge #Z-1154 at Madrid, Iowa. In 1913, they were relocated here and a new floor installed. Information provided by the Milwaukee Road Archives at the Milwaukee Central Library
Facts
- Overview
- Pony/through plate girder bridge over TC&W RR on McKnight Road
- Location
- Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota
- Status
- Intact but closed to all traffic, scheduled to be replaced in the coming years
- Future prospects
- scheduled to be replaced soon
- History
- Built date unknown in Madrid, Iowa; rebuilt 1913 and relocated here, closed 2009
- Builder
- - Carnegie Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Iron/Steel Manufacturer)
- Railroads
- - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Twin Cities Western Railroad (TCWR)
- Design
- Pony plate girder
- Dimensions
-
Length of largest span: 54.1 ft.
Total length: 158.5 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
- Also called
- MILW Bridge #O-484
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.83288, -93.61160 (decimal degrees)
44°49'58" N, 93°36'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/451656/4964567 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Shakopee
- Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 465
- Inventory numbers
- MN L2824 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 52680 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of September 2014)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 11.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- May 4, 2018: New Street View added by Dave King
- June 11, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
- August 15, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added Carnegie Steel Co. to builder's section
- August 15, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
- June 16, 2012: Added by John Marvig
According to the Milwaukee Road Archives, this bridge was built in 1913 reusing a railroad span from bridge Z-1154 along the Iowa division.