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UP - Bridge #52.44

Scott County, Minnesota

Photos 

C&NW Bridge #265

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2012

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BH Photo #248903

Map 

Description 

Information provided by 1918 CMO Railway Valuation Structure Plans at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society Archives

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Unamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Scott County, Minnesota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902 during a line change
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.59610, -93.87807   (decimal degrees)
44°35'46" N, 93°52'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/430309/4938458 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Henderson
Inventory number
BH 55553 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,505)
Built 1902 (520)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (140)
Deck girder (5,745)
Girder (10,234)
Minnesota (1,518)
 Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Plate girder (7,923)
Railroad (15,414)
Scott County, Minnesota (41)
Span length under 25 feet (6,894)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,193)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 13, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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