BNSF - Red Lake River Bridge

Photos 

BNSF Red Lake River Bridge

Looking south across the bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2012

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BH Photo #235417

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Red Lake River in Crookston

Location

Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1892, Second Span Added 1906, 1892 Span Removed Date Unknown

Railroads

- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway (StPM&M)

Design

1-190' Pratt Through Truss span on stone abutments. Abutments built for dual tracks.

Dimensions

Span length: 190.0 ft.
Total length: 190.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+47.77174, -96.61149   (decimal degrees)
47°46'18" N, 96°36'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/678951/5293693 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Crookston

Inventory number

BH 49896 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 21, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
• July 1, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from archives
• July 24, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
• August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added categories "railroad", "Pin-connected"
• October 24, 2011: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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