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Wegdahl Railroad Bridge

Chippewa County, Minnesota
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Wegdahl Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2011

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Brafees Creek and township road on TC&W RR
Location
Wegdahl, Chippewa County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913 when the line was double tracked
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design
1 Deck plate girder
1 timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.89129, -95.64745   (decimal degrees)
44°53'29" N, 95°38'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/290945/4974284 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Montevideo
Inventory number
BH 53122 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ballasted Deck (67)
Beam (6,039)
Built 1913 (507)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (281)
Chippewa County, Minnesota (13)
Deck girder (1,798)
Girder (3,234)
Minnesota (916)
Open (28,303)
 Owned by railroad (4,037)
Plate girder (2,248)
Railroad (4,068)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,048)
Timber stringer (1,855)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
Twin Cities Western Railroad (28)
Wegdahl, Minnesota (1)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (67)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • August 10, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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