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CP - County 45 Overpass

Rice County, Minnesota

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CP County Road 45 Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2011

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BH Photo #243178

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Description 

Crosses old U.S. Hwy 65

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over County Road 45 (Former U.S. Hwy 65) on Abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Rice County, Minnesota
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1934
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
Design
Steel stringer with wooden trestle approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 36.0 ft.
Total length: 111.0 ft.
Also called
MILW - US 65 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.21028, -93.26444   (decimal degrees)
44°12'37" N, 93°15'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/478873/4895262 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Medford West
Inventory numbers
MN 5336 (Minnesota bridge number)
BH 54530 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
2,200

Categories 

Ballasted Deck (147)
Beam (11,931)
Built 1934 (694)
Built during 1930s (10,554)
Canadian Pacific Railway (449)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (823)
Closed (2,405)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (287)
Have street view (22,058)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (191)
 Minnesota (1,346)
Owned by railroad (9,806)
Railroad (13,078)
Rice County, Minnesota (29)
Span length 25-50 feet (13,556)
Steel stringer (4,678)
Timber stringer (3,340)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,638)
US 65 (51)

Update Log 

  • August 17, 2017: New photo from Daniel Barnes
  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • November 18, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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