CP - Mississippi River Bridge

Photos 

Looking east toward the main span.

Photo taken by Robert Elder in May 2006

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BH Photo #111990

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Vertical Lift Bridge with a Warren through truss bridge span over Mississippi River/1st Street on Railroad

Location

Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, and Washington County, Minnesota

Status

Open to rail traffic

History

Built 1981

Builder

- Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff Corporation of Kansas City, Kansas (Designer)

Railroads

- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)

Design

Vertical lift bridge with a Warren through truss for the main and approach spans Portal bracing for the vertical lift span is a 60° heel bracing and a 3-rhombus Howe lattice with 45° heel bracing.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 324.0 ft.
Total length: 1,755.0 ft.

Also called

MILW - Mississippi River Bridge
MILW Bridge #L-268

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.74645, -92.84768   (decimal degrees)
44°44'47" N, 92°50'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/512058/4954795 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Hastings

Average daily traffic (as of 1995)

400

Inventory numbers

L-268
MN L9990 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 36302 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of September 1999)

Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 20, 2019: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
• March 28, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
• December 6, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• August 26, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
• November 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photographs, categories, & edited name ever-so slightly
• August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
• June 22, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Navigable waterway", "Soo Line Railroad", "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad"
• September 13, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith
• June 23, 2010: New Street View added by Cliff Darby
• June 23, 2010: New photos from Matthew Lohry
• February 22, 2008: Added by Robert Elder

Related Bridges 

• MILW - Hastings Swing Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Matt Lohry
• Cliff Darby - cliffsta1987 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs
• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• Wikipedia - Hastings Rail Bridge article
• Luke
• Douglas Butler
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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