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UP - Straight River Bridge #9

Rice County, Minnesota

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Union Pacific Straight River Bridge #9

Bridge was under nearly 2 feet of water in September 2010

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2012

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BH Photo #243111

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1903
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
6 span Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 300.0 ft.
Also called
RI - Bridge #3001
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.29844, -93.26554   (decimal degrees)
44°17'54" N, 93°15'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/478817/4905054 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Faribault
Inventory number
BH 54526 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,370)
Ballasted Deck (150)
Built 1903 (526)
Built during 1900s (6,799)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (143)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,302)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,007)
Curved (417)
Deck girder (5,047)
Faribault, Minnesota (8)
 Girder (9,139)
Minnesota (1,432)
Open (38,216)
Owned by railroad (11,101)
Plate girder (6,949)
Railroad (14,367)
Rice County, Minnesota (28)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,602)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,886)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,161)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • November 18, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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