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What's left of the viaduct

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2010

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Overview
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago-Milwaukee and Pacific RR in Jackson
Location
Jackson, Jackson County, Minnesota
Status
Removed
History
Previous span was a wooden trestle with Howe deck truss bridge built in 1878. The 1900 span was of steel trestle design.
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 1,446.0 ft.
Also called
Chicago Milwaukee and Pacific Railroad Viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.64384, -95.01662   (decimal degrees)
43°38'38" N, 95°00'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/337354/4834292 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lakefield NE
Inventory number
BH 36408 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
  • January 8, 2011: New photo from Jason Smith
  • March 27, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net