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BNSF Buffalo River Bridge (1)

Clay County, Minnesota

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Description 

13 span steel trestle 55' above Buffalo River on double track BNSF line

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo River on BNSF Railway
Location
Manitoba Junction, Clay County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1958
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
13 span steel viaduct
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 15.0 ft.
Total length: 196.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.90690, -96.24543   (decimal degrees)
46°54'25" N, 96°14'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/709776/5198502 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dale
Inventory number
BH 54598 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,509)
Ballasted Deck (151)
Built 1958 (352)
Built during 1950s (3,845)
Clay County, Minnesota (34)
Deck girder (5,748)
Girder (10,237)
Manitoba Junction, Minnesota (1)
 Minnesota (1,520)
Northern Pacific Railroad (387)
Open (39,881)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Plate girder (7,926)
Railroad (15,426)
Span length under 25 feet (6,895)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,269)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • November 25, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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