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DM&E Cottonwood River Bridge (W)

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018

BH Photo #425509

Overview: Quadrangular truss bridge over Cottonwood River on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Location: Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1919
Railroads: - Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
Design: Quadrangular Warren (Deck Plate Girder Triangular Lattice Through Truss) through truss bridge with A-frame portal bracing and a 30° skew. Approaches are trestle with 2 deck plate girder spans
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 746.0 ft.
Skew angle: 30 degrees
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: CNW - Cottonwood River Bridge
CNW Bridge #526
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.23166, -95.21401 (decimal degrees)
44°13'54" N, 95°12'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/323184/4899986 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sanborn
Inventory number: BH 49709 (Bridgehunter.com ID)