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CP - Northtown Rail Yard Overpass

Hennepin County, Minnesota

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CP Northtown Overpass

New bridge looks a lot like the old one..

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2014

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BH Photo #280496

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Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Northtown Rail Yard (BNSF Railway) on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Columbia Heights, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1911, replaced 2007
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 340.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.02952, -93.26918   (decimal degrees)
45°01'46" N, 93°16'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/478795/4986264 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minneapolis North
Inventory number
BH 60456 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,488)
Built 1911 (786)
Built during 1910s (9,627)
Burlington Northern Railroad (457)
Canadian Pacific Railway (557)
Columbia Heights, Minnesota (1)
Girder (10,202)
Great Northern Railway (358)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (199)
Lost (24,606)
Lost 2007 (334)
 Lost during 2000s (4,176)
Minnesota (1,512)
Northern Pacific Railroad (386)
Owned by railroad (12,369)
Plate girder (7,901)
Railroad (15,361)
Replaced by new bridge (16,486)
Soo Line Railroad (299)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,391)
Through girder (3,795)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,219)

Update Log 

  • March 27, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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