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TC&W Oak Avenue Bridge

Chippewa County, Minnesota

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TC&W Oak Avenue Bridge

The bridge lies on the North (mainline) line of the TC&W

Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2012

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BH Photo #249065

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Overview
Timber stringer bridge over Oak Avenue on Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Location
Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Twin Cities Western Railroad (TCWR)
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 22.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #O-216 1/2N
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.81056, -95.52861   (decimal degrees)
44°48'38" N, 95°31'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/300050/4965016 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Granite Falls
Average daily traffic (as of 1992)
1,275
Inventory numbers
MN 90171 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 55559 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 1999)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Ballasted Deck (154)
Beam (17,097)
Built 1910 (1,223)
Built during 1910s (10,070)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,112)
Chippewa County, Minnesota (16)
Granite Falls, Minnesota (8)
Have street view (29,819)
 Minnesota (1,657)
Open (41,199)
Owned by railroad (13,723)
Railroad (16,663)
Span length under 25 feet (7,133)
Timber stringer (4,384)
Total length under 25 feet (2,610)
Twin Cities Western Railroad (32)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 14, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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