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DM&E - 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
Open to traffic
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; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- 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)

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Beam (12,773)
Built 1928 (1,071)
Built during 1920s (9,013)
Canadian Pacific Railway (476)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (851)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (302)
Girder (8,494)
Have street view (23,559)
Houston County, Minnesota (24)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (196)
Minnesota (1,377)
 Open (36,968)
Owned by railroad (10,324)
Plate girder (6,518)
Railroad (13,688)
Root River (22)
Span length 75-100 feet (5,930)
Steel stringer (5,038)
Through girder (3,143)
Timber stringer (3,413)
Total length 175-250 feet (3,857)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (128)

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  • November 24, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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