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Union Pacific Rocky River Bridge

Scott County, Minnesota
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Union Pacific Rocky Road Bridge

Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2011

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Rocky River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Scott County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899 during a line change
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.73004, -93.59229   (decimal degrees)
44°43'48" N, 93°35'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/453100/4953132 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 53760 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,817)
Built 1899 (169)
Built during 1890s (1,555)
Chicago & North Western Railway (469)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (17)
Deck girder (1,796)
Girder (3,230)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (39)
Minnesota (916)
 Open (28,297)
Owned by railroad (4,036)
Plate girder (2,245)
Railroad (4,063)
Scott County, Minnesota (29)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,047)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,624)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)

Update Log 

  • October 3, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected builder
  • October 3, 2012: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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