UP - Straight River Bridge #9

Photos 

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

Map 

Facts 

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 (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- 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 

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

Sources 

• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography - Union Pacific Straight River Bridge #1

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