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CP - Mud Creek Arch Bridge

Rice County, Minnesota

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MILW Mud Creek Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2012

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BH Photo #243138

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Overview
Concrete and Brick arch bridge over Mud Creek on Abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Rice County, Minnesota
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1903, formerly crossed a highway
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
Design
Closed-spandrel brick and concrete arch
Dimensions
Span length: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 30.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge # S-280
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.20902, -93.26284   (decimal degrees)
44°12'32" N, 93°15'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/479001/4895121 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Medford West
Inventory number
BH 53758 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (11,354)
Ballasted Deck (150)
Built 1903 (491)
Built during 1900s (6,507)
Canadian Pacific Railway (485)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (881)
Closed (2,501)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,702)
Deck arch (10,602)
 Have street view (24,115)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (196)
Minnesota (1,384)
Owned by railroad (10,512)
Railroad (13,876)
Rice County, Minnesota (29)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,260)
Total length 25-50 feet (10,249)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 5, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 27, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
  • April 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Ballasted Deck"
  • November 18, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 3, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad"
  • October 3, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information

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