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DME - Root River Overflow Bridge

Houston County, Minnesota

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IC&E Root River Overflow Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2013

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BH Photo #271146

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Root River Overflow on Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad
Location
Houston County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1928, part of North Approaches rebuilt 1949
Builder
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 220.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.77195, -91.29569   (decimal degrees)
43°46'19" N, 91°17'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/637164/4847956 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
La Crescent
Inventory number
BH 58874 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,727)
Built 1928 (1,173)
Built during 1920s (9,927)
Canadian Pacific Railway (559)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,030)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (342)
Girder (10,247)
Have street view (26,956)
Houston County, Minnesota (27)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (224)
Lost (24,769)
Lost 2017 (258)
Lost during 2010s (3,286)
 Minnesota (1,521)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Plate girder (7,933)
Railroad (15,438)
Replaced by new bridge (16,603)
Root River (23)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,434)
Steel stringer (6,229)
Through girder (3,813)
Timber stringer (4,021)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,272)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (154)

Update Log 

  • November 17, 2018: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge has Been Replaced
  • November 24, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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