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UP - 275th Street Overpass

Dakota County, Minnesota

Photos 

Photo taken by Jerry Huddleson

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #242436

Map 

Facts 

Overview
I-Beam bridge over 275th Street on Union Pacific Railway
Location
Castle Rock, Dakota County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
I-Beam with single span wood beam approach on either side
Dimensions
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.55092, -93.15119   (decimal degrees)
44°33'03" N, 93°09'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/487991/4933076 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Castle Rock
Inventory number
BH 54352 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,712)
Built 1930 (1,744)
Built during 1930s (11,750)
Canadian Pacific Railway (559)
Castle Rock, Minnesota (1)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,024)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Dakota County, Minnesota (24)
 Minnesota (1,518)
Open (39,880)
Owned by railroad (12,415)
Railroad (15,411)
Steel stringer (6,222)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,299)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,372)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 17, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 8, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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