Photos
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Side view Photos taken by Jason Smith |
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Main span |
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Approach span |
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View froma distance |
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View along tracks |
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Oblique view from Hwys. 71 & 60 These photos were taken by Birgit as I was driving. It's a good thing the bridge is still standing after seeing it last in 2000. JS Photo taken by Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
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Side view from Hwys. 71 & 60 Bridge Photo taken by Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Two-span through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Windom
- Location
- Cottonwood County, Minnesota
- Status
- Open to railroad traffic
- History
- Built 1900, replacing an earlier bridge
- Design
- Lattice through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.86104, -95.11350 (decimal degrees)
43°51'40" N, 95°06'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/330155/4858609 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Windom
- Inventory number
- BH 20346 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 4, 2008: New photos from Jason Smith
- October 10, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith