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TC&W Minnehaha Creek Bridge

Hennepin County, Minnesota
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TC&W Minnehaha Creek Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2012

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Minnehaha Creek on Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Location
Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912 for dual tracks
Design
Dual Track 50' Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.93069, -93.37801   (decimal degrees)
44°55'50" N, 93°22'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/470171/4975320 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 53777 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ballasted Deck (69)
Built 1912 (524)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (283)
Deck girder (1,802)
Girder (3,239)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (108)
Hopkins, Minnesota (3)
Minnehaha Creek (2)
 Minnesota (916)
Open (28,314)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
Plate girder (2,251)
Railroad (4,075)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,897)
Twin Cities Western Railroad (28)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • February 12, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 4, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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