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CGW - St. Paul Swing Bridge

Ramsey County, Minnesota

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #348661

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago Great Western Railway
Location
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1885; Replaced 1913
Builders
- Charles Shaler Smith of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Designer)
- Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
- Passaic Rolling Mill Co. of Paterson, New Jersey (Swing Span)
Railroad
- Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.94377, -93.08777   (decimal degrees)
44°56'38" N, 93°05'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/493075/4976707 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul East
Inventory number
BH 70809 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,802)
Built 1885 (222)
Built during 1880s (2,424)
Charles Shaler Smith (8)
Chicago Great Western Railway (202)
Edge Moor Bridge Works (94)
Lost (32,321)
Lost 1913 (234)
Lost during 1910s (849)
Minnesota (1,687)
Mississippi River (236)
Movable (3,195)
 Navigable waterway (2,256)
Owned by railroad (14,332)
Passaic Rolling Mill Co. (11)
Pratt through truss (6,455)
Pratt truss (10,915)
Railroad (17,179)
Ramsey County, Minnesota (81)
Replaced by new bridge (22,027)
Swing (1,624)
Through truss (19,326)
Truss (38,718)

Update Log 

  • October 14, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 24, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • February 7, 2016: Added by Luke

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Sources 

  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler
  • Geoff Hubbs

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