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M&STL Bluff Creek Tunnel

Carver County, Minnesota
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Bluff Creek Tunnel

Trail Above about 50' Photo taken from southern portal

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2010

View this photo at pegnsean.net

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Description 

Large stone tunnel over Bluff Creek on former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (now Minnesota River Bluffs Regional LRT trail)

Facts 

Overview
Concrete Tunnel over Bluff Creek on Former M&StL Railway
Location
Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota
Status
Rails to Trails
History
Built 1903 when the line was relocated. Tracks removed in 1991, trail built 2001.
Design
Concrete Arch
17'6" diameter
Dimensions
Total length: 17.8 ft.
Deck width: 176.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.81381, -93.54117   (decimal degrees)
44°48'50" N, 93°32'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/457209/4962409 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Shakopee
Inventory number
BH 47935 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1903 (268)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Carver County, Minnesota (25)
Chanhassen, Minnesota (1)
Chicago & North Western Railway (473)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (82)
Minnesota (917)
 Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by county (16,492)
Rail-to-trail (495)
Railroad (4,083)
Total length under 25 feet (1,403)
Tunnel (542)

Update Log 

  • February 11, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
  • July 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Rail-to-trail"
  • February 2, 2011: Added by John Marvig

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