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Bridge No. L-3040

Scott County, Minnesota
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Bridge No. L-3040 Replacement

Looking South

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2013

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Description 

http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/bridges/nrsc3040/nrsc3040.html

Bridge was replaced in 2007 with a replica

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Chatfield Drive
Location
Scott County, Minnesota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1878 for C&NW, bypassed 1906, replaced 2007
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 16.1 ft.
Total length: 23.6 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.56756, -93.88869   (decimal degrees)
44°34'03" N, 93°53'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/429432/4935297 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Henderson
Inventory numbers
MN L3040 (Minnesota bridge number)
NRHP 89001829 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 20592 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006)
Sufficiency rating: 13.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
140

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
Arch (9,440)
Built 1878 (51)
Built during 1870s (547)
Chicago & North Western Railway (492)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (22)
Deck arch (8,724)
Formerly NR-listed (87)
Lost (10,496)
Lost 2007 (196)
 Lost during 2000s (3,098)
Minnesota (948)
Owned by county (16,526)
Railroad (4,223)
Replaced by new bridge (7,220)
Scott County, Minnesota (33)
Span length under 25 feet (4,112)
Stone arch (1,937)
Total length under 25 feet (1,414)

Update Log 

  • June 2, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • April 30, 2012: Updated by Jason Straub: fixed link

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CR 51 Bridge
Posted April 20, 2013, by John Marvig (johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net)

Based on photos in link and uncertanty surrounding bridge design, and the key stone design, this was almost certainly a former railroad. A C&NW map (which I can no longer find) showed the line had weaved back and forth around here, and was sold to the county upon a new line being constructed in 1899.

If this is the case, there may be similar bridges still in existence on Chatfield Road (county 51) around here. It has been a couple years since I was back here, but there are many creeks and possible sites for more.