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NP - Brainerd Bridge (1871)

Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Photo 

Scientific American, Volume XXVI, Number 13, New York

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Courtsey of the Crow Wing Count Historical Society

View this photo at crowwinghistory.org

BH Photo #351231

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Location
Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Status
Collapsed
History
Built 1871; Collapsed under weight of a train July 27th 1875; Replaced 1876
Railroad
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
Design
1 134' Howe through truss
2 134' Howe Deck trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 134.0 ft.
Total length: 402.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.35627, -94.21060   (decimal degrees)
46°21'23" N, 94°12'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/406864/5134344 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Brainerd
Inventory number
BH 71706 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,635)
Brainerd, Minnesota (6)
Built 1871 (134)
Built during 1870s (1,324)
Collapsed (451)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota (10)
Deck truss (1,942)
Howe deck truss (63)
Howe through truss (527)
Howe truss (657)
Lost (29,049)
Lost 1876 (10)
 Lost during 1870s (86)
Minnesota (1,652)
Mississippi River (232)
Northern Pacific Railway (456)
Railroad (16,518)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Through truss (17,185)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,542)
Truss (35,933)
Uncovered wooden deck truss (19)
Uncovered wooden truss (155)

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  • April 4, 2016: Added by Luke

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