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BNSF Railroad Mississippi River North Bridge

Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Distant portal view

See what I mean about not being able to photograph? This is as close as I could get.

Photo taken by Matthew Lohry in May 2010

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Description 

This bridge is a massive-membered, riveted Warren through truss with deck plate girder approaches. The first bridge at this location was a five-span through truss built in 1884. In 1927, the truss bridge was replaced by a deck plate-girder bridge. In 1963, two deck plate girder spans were removed and replaced by the current Warren through truss span to allow taller river vehicles to navigate upstream. It is nearly impossible to photograph without trespassing or taking to the water, so the photos I have posted here are the only ones I could get. As far as I know, the railroad tracks will be removed, and the bridge is going to be converted to a bicycle & pedestrian bridge as part of Minneapolis' riverfront renovation. This project is still several years in the future.

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Location
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927/1963
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 198.0 ft.
Total length: 815.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.00442, -93.27384   (decimal degrees)
45°00'16" N, 93°16'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/478418/4983477 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Minneapolis North
Inventory number
BH 45419 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1927 (533)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Deck girder (1,802)
Girder (3,239)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (108)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (76)
Minnesota (916)
Mississippi River (155)
Northern Pacific Railroad (60)
 Open (28,314)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
Plate girder (2,251)
Railroad (4,075)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,484)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,574)
Warren through truss (927)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
  • May 1, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 29, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Northern Pacific Railroad"
  • April 29, 2012: New photo from John Marvig
  • January 15, 2011: New photos from Jason Smith
  • May 30, 2010: Added by Matthew Lohry

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