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Lake Minnetonka LRT Trail - MN-7 Overpass

Hennepin County, Minnesota

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MN-7 Trail Overpass

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Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2017

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BH Photo #419620

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over MN-7 on Lake Minnetonka LRT Trail
Location
Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1934
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Minnesota Highway Department
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 90.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.93247, -93.42477   (decimal degrees)
44°55'57" N, 93°25'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/466482/4975536 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hopkins
Inventory number
BH 53779 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,508)
Ballasted Deck (151)
Built 1934 (791)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,405)
Girder (10,239)
Have street view (26,950)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (201)
Hopkins, Minnesota (4)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (151)
 Minnesota (1,521)
Minnesota Highway Department (5)
Open to pedestrians (4,220)
Owned by county (20,783)
Plate girder (7,927)
Rail-to-trail (1,544)
Railroad (15,426)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,431)
Through girder (3,810)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,584)

Update Log 

  • March 21, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • October 4, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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