DM&E - US14 Overpass

Photos 

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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BH Photo #165893

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 14 on DM&E Railroad

Location

Olmsted County, Minnesota

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1930

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroads

- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)

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)

Quadrangle map:

Marion

Average daily traffic (as of 1998)

7,500

Inventory numbers

MN 4909 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 45017 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of September 1999)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• August 15, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
• 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 - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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