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MN&S BNSF Crossing

Hennepin County, Minnesota
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MN&S BNSF Crossing

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Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2012

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1915 when the line was built
Design
Through Plate Girder with trestle approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 196.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.95911, -93.35928   (decimal degrees)
44°57'33" N, 93°21'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/471663/4978470 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 53778 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (6,048)
Built 1915 (966)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Canadian Pacific Railway (237)
Girder (3,238)
Great Northern Railway (88)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (108)
Minneapolis, Norfield & Southern Railway (9)
Minnesota (916)
 Open (28,313)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
Plate girder (2,251)
Railroad (4,075)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
St. Louis Park, Minnesota (8)
Through girder (1,135)
Timber stringer (1,859)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)

Update Log 

  • February 11, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 4, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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