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BNSF - Buchanan Street Overpass

Hennepin County, Minnesota

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BNSF Bucanan Street Bridge

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Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2014

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BH Photo #280666

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Buchanan Street NE on BNSF Railway
Location
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1926
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.5 ft.
Total length: 97.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.99889, -93.23972   (decimal degrees)
44°59'56" N, 93°14'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/481105/4982854 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul West
Average daily traffic (as of 1985)
250
Inventory numbers
MN L8896 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 58690 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 1999)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,512)
BNSF Railway (1,514)
Built 1926 (785)
Built during 1920s (9,927)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Deck girder (5,753)
Girder (10,247)
Have street view (26,956)
Hennepin County, Minnesota (201)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (144)
 Minnesota (1,521)
Northern Pacific Railroad (387)
Open (39,897)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Plate girder (7,933)
Railroad (15,438)
Slab (2,068)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,673)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,588)

Update Log 

  • March 27, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 5, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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