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Eyota Train Trestle

Olmsted County, Minnesota
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Looking Southwest

There is an ever changing, yet constant coating of graffiti from the local Dover - Eyota High School senior class.

Photo taken by Nate Ahrensfeld in May 2010

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Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 14 on DM&E Railroad
Location
Olmsted County, Minnesota
History
Built 1930
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 35.4 ft.
Total length: 100.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.99861, -92.29028   (decimal degrees)
43°59'55" N, 92°17'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/556902/4871963 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Marion
Inventory numbers
MN 4909 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 45017 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
6,400

Categories 

Beam (6,055)
Built 1930 (1,238)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Canadian Pacific Railway (237)
Continuous (902)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (178)
Minnesota (917)
 Olmsted County, Minnesota (22)
Open (28,320)
Owned by railroad (4,052)
Railroad (4,083)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,056)
Steel stringer (2,330)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,634)

Update Log 

  • May 19, 2010: New photos from Nate Ahrensfeld
  • April 24, 2010: Added by Nate Ahrensfeld

Sources 

  • Nate Ahrensfeld
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Eyota Train Trestle
Posted December 11, 2011, by John Marvig (johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net)

Theres a big stone tunnel right next to this bridge...