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DM&E US14 Overpass

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
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 45.0 ft.
Total length: 124.0 ft.
Also called
Eyota Train Trestle
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 

American Bridge Co. (521)
Beam (6,657)
Built 1930 (1,286)
Built during 1930s (8,797)
Canadian Pacific Railway (288)
Chicago & North Western Railway (585)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (201)
Minnesota (1,125)
 Olmsted County, Minnesota (23)
Open (29,394)
Owned by railroad (4,889)
Railroad (5,570)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,500)
Steel stringer (2,671)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,755)

Update Log 

  • November 5, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
  • November 3, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • May 19, 2010: New photos from Nate Ahrensfeld
  • April 24, 2010: Added by Nate Ahrensfeld

Sources 

  • Nate Ahrensfeld
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net
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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...