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Transversal view

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2010

BH Photo #191841

Overview: Pratt deck truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railroad
Location: St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, and Benton County, Minnesota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built in 1892 as part of the Great Northern Railroad. Rehabilitated in 1922. Changed hands in 1970, 1996, and again in 2000. Still serves traffic as part of a short line going through St. Cloud
Builders: - Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware (Original Fabrication)
- Guy Willard Co. (Strengthening)
Railroads: - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway (StPM&M)
Design: Pratt deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 587.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.56381, -94.15749 (decimal degrees)
45°33'50" N, 94°09'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/409671/5046237 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Saint Cloud
Inventory number: BH 47585 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

November 11, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builders
August 3, 2018: New photo from David Shedlock
November 7, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
November 22, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
September 28, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added categories "9-panel truss", "Pin-connected", "St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway"
September 21, 2013: Updated by J.P.: updated county crossing.
November 29, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
April 29, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Great Northern Railway"
January 8, 2011: Added by Jason Smith